Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion appvegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.world – 822 points – 1 months agoarstechnica.com208Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsIt's not unreasonable to start charging for an app like that if it is under active maintenance, that costs money for the company after all. But the lesson for the consumer is: Don't buy tools that rely on apps or servers ran by someone else unless you want to eventually start paying rent..Something so simple shouldn't require maintenance.1 more...You realize all these people bought the thing before the app and subscription existed, right?2 more...
It's not unreasonable to start charging for an app like that if it is under active maintenance, that costs money for the company after all. But the lesson for the consumer is: Don't buy tools that rely on apps or servers ran by someone else unless you want to eventually start paying rent..Something so simple shouldn't require maintenance.1 more...You realize all these people bought the thing before the app and subscription existed, right?2 more...
It's not unreasonable to start charging for an app like that if it is under active maintenance, that costs money for the company after all.
But the lesson for the consumer is: Don't buy tools that rely on apps or servers ran by someone else unless you want to eventually start paying rent..
Something so simple shouldn't require maintenance.
You realize all these people bought the thing before the app and subscription existed, right?