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Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion app (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Bezier@suppo.fi to c/internetofshit@suppo.fi

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[–] sesnek@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I agree.

I suppose the reason is, they haven’t been selling enough cookers as of late. When I opened the app there was a notification stating the Bluetooth would be disabled from the app and here is a discount coupon to buy a new one.

I like using the thing, but usually it is easier to just use the stovetop, so my cooker doesn’t see a ton of action, I would assume that is the case for most people. And thats probably why I have a 10 year old cooker the still works great.

Even though I don’t use the cooker often and it is totally functional without the app, it’s really disappointing, especially when they could just leave the Bluetooth alone, the only reason they are removing it is to get me to buy another one.