[bityard]

Companies are beginning to gate previously existing features behind the requirement to connect their devices to the cloud and/or install an app on your phone.

Dishwashers, refrigerators, even (and perhaps especially) cars.

"Just don't connect it to the Internet," is sadly less viable option as time goes on.

[GolfPopper]

>"Just don't connect it to the Internet," is sadly less viable option as time goes on.

I feel compelled to quibble with your word choice here. Not connecting appliances to the Internet remains a viable option. It is simply one that is increasingly not common or not readily available.

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I'm confused. This is what they said?

"less viable option as time goes on" is pretty much "remains a viable option, increasingly not common"

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[GolfPopper]

This may just be me being idiosyncratic with vocabulary.

To me, "less viable" implies there some outside factor or internal failure preventing it from working. But non-internet appliances will continue to work just fine, if you can get one. I.e. it's a viable choice, just one with less and less availability.

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That's interesting, thanks!