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minus-squareClydapusGotwald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·il y a 4 moisThey can’t force me if I don’t connect it to the internet
minus-squarefestus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·il y a 4 moisI can imagine future TVs refusing to work without an always-on internet connection.
minus-squarejohnyreeferseed@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·il y a 4 moisI can imagine them shipping TVs with built in cellular data just for ads
minus-squarecanthangmightstain@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·il y a 4 mois… and exactly 2 weeks later modders will have figured out how to get their hands on the yummy free unlimited data inside it.
minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·il y a 4 moisSHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP don’t let them hear this! …what am I saying? And idea like that they’ve had, just waiting for the price to be right. heh
minus-squareeronth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·il y a 4 moisOr having prebaked fallback ads.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·il y a 4 moisGetting outdated ads crammed down your throat for companies or products that no longer exist is a special kind of trolling.
minus-squareWispy2891@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·il y a 4 moisI saw an unboxing for a TV for a Chinese market and it refused to start until the owner paired it with a Chinese phone otp for “age verification” 😉
minus-squareIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·il y a 4 moisIt’s going right back to the shop, if that’s the case. Not accepting an HDMI input means it’s not fit for purpose.
minus-squareCryxtalix@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·il y a 4 moisBet there are children that need protecting!
They can’t force me if I don’t connect it to the internet
I can imagine future TVs refusing to work without an always-on internet connection.
I can imagine them shipping TVs with built in cellular data just for ads
… and exactly 2 weeks later modders will have figured out how to get their hands on the yummy free unlimited data inside it.
SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP don’t let them hear this!
…what am I saying? And idea like that they’ve had, just waiting for the price to be right. heh
Or having prebaked fallback ads.
Getting outdated ads crammed down your throat for companies or products that no longer exist is a special kind of trolling.
I saw an unboxing for a TV for a Chinese market and it refused to start until the owner paired it with a Chinese phone otp for “age verification” 😉
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It’s going right back to the shop, if that’s the case. Not accepting an HDMI input means it’s not fit for purpose.
Bet there are children that need protecting!