I still have the first Google Home speaker I got for free via Spotify subscription years ago, and it’s as far as I went, wouldn’t have put money on this
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CatZoomies@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Installing spyware and wire taps in my home was never appealing to me.
whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
AND not even being paid for doing so. But paying for instead. that’s the most bizarre part of it.
U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
it doesn’t take much critical thinking to conclude that smart tvs are bullshit, but apparently too much for most people
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Even worse than not-really-understanding-any-of-it is the wilful ignorance shown by some. “I have nothing to hide” is the epitome of obedient worker-ant stupidity.
U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
“ok. tell me your account and routing numbers then”
Pika@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
In the case of smart tv’s it’s obvious why it works. It’s way cheaper to buy a smart tv vs a dumb tv now, and It’s all companies make for consumer side, which only leaves business grade TV’s/advertisement boards which cost more. Even if this isn’t the case though, with how streaming oriented most people are, the general public won’t buy a dumb tv because they would still need to buy some sort of device to allow them to access their stuff. It’s just convenient to have it in the same device rather than buy a tv then spend another $25+ on a device that can allow access to streaming, when one device can do it all.
I upgraded to a “decent” Smart TV for my den (my previous one was an early stage Phillips smart TV that the store was basically deprecated on), and it converted 3 devices I had for my dumb tv, into that one device. It’s just convenient.
I personally think that people should be focusing more on not buying slop-ware, and working on implementing legislation of what companies are allowed to do to consumer purchased products before trying to revert back to dumb tv’s and spending 3x as much.
GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
I’d far rather have a dumb TV/monitor and a cheap, easily upgradable smart device connected to it, but I’m on Lemmy so that shouldn’t come as a surprise.
U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
you do you. enjoy your convenience. for my part, i will continue to spend $0.00 for the privilege of being the product.
all of these brands can take their smart devices and go fuck themselves with it. “convenient” GTFO