The price stays the same. What changes is that the refrigerator without a screen and ads suddenly becomes more expensive, so people choose the smart model. In a few years, you will have no choice but to buy one with screens and ads. The old rule of its free or cheap because of ads ads no longer applies. Companies have figured out they can place ads regardless of price and make more money. And nobody wants their home to turn into Times Square. Avoid anything with a screen that's advertised as smart or AI powered. Smart homes are a security risk and pose significant privacy concerns. Don't fall for it.
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If You Thought Ads in Apple Maps Was Bad, Samsung is Putting Ads on $1,900+ Refrigerators
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I get that that, it’s just that the wording of the title of this article is not exactly the best. They try to excuse Apple based on what others do. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
And I fully agree with you, it could be way worse. Apple could pull an Amazon and start feeding ads on the lock screen! 😋 Not seeing it happening, but on the other hand it’s best not to give them ideas!
The obsession with adds is terror. Can't even buy a tv anymore without commercial terror. Now fridges. What's next: a car that won't start before having listened to adds for 5 minutes? And that stops every 2 minutes to stop the engine and serve adds?
I deeply hate this kind of terror.
I deeply hate this kind of terror.
Normally no time whatsoever is spent looking at a fridge door, that's the point. But when it starts saying "Doctors recommend you stop eating this food NOW!" or showing a load of AI-generated attention bait it's potentially going up from zero to too long.
I get you. I've got a new TP-Link wifi7 router and I'm planning on getting my hands dirty in the coming days and configuring a vpn for it to block trackers and advertisers on the router level
Oh yeah of course. 😊. I agree with you I would not spend that kind of money on a fridge but you know some people have money to burn and I suppose that kind of connectivity is something they would like
There ads in Apple Maps? I never noticed. I go to work and come home. I’m not one of those dweebs that has their gps on to go the same route everyday.
"...potentially reduce the cost of the fridge itself", haha! That is the funniest thing I've heard in years!!! 🤣😂
Apple should never and I mean never do home appliances. That is not their business model and it doesn’t fit their brand. We don’t want a worse version of 90s Apple again.
So they can sit their kids in front of it for hours, instead of being good parents who are actually involved in their kids' lives.
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It looks like they try to defend Apple here and some will with this excuse but probably they wanted to find a reason to post about this story because it generates clicks. Its all over the tech news.
There is probably an App too because its "smart". The phone is always nearby so no need for a screen.
They are not stupid. They are smart. Costumers are stupid. I witnessed it first hand. Most costumers don’t care. They see a big fancy screen and will buy it. See Netflix. People in comments said its the end for Netflix but they gained more subscribers.
This appliance carries a heavy premium, it’s the equivalent of getting the iPhone 17 pro max but instead of having your own wall paper it’s an ad.
It’s more of a with all due respect, how stupid can a company get to add advertising to a premium product priced in the 3 to 4 thousand range. The company has single handedly alienated the consumer with disposable income to buy this product. How idiotic can they be is the real question here. You pissed off the consumer who will pay a premium. Samsung you are dead to me.
You shouldn’t buy smart speakers/displays anyway. Its a mass surveillance device.
When Samsung puts ads in their phones system apps they were rightfully shamed about it until they removed them. Apple should not get a free pass because Samsung put ads in their appliances. The day ads started appearing in the menu bar of my Samsung TV was the day I disconnected it from the internet and bought an Apple TV to plugin. When it comes to replace it eventually I will steer clear of Samsung TVs out of principle even though I’d just be plugging an Apple TV into it again.
Fifteen Million Merits Black Mirror. You want to open it. Watch an ad.
This would not really have be a problem if end users got paid to have these ads shown on their screen.
Otherwise, ridiculous. At least one of the reasons i'm staying clear of any 'smart' devices that don't have to be smart, such as washing machine, tumble dryer, oven and fridge.
Otherwise, ridiculous. At least one of the reasons i'm staying clear of any 'smart' devices that don't have to be smart, such as washing machine, tumble dryer, oven and fridge.
Is this a joke? E.g. leaving the door open, the fridge makes a sound. No need for it to be smart. This little useless things is how they try to convince us to buy smart appliances.
No, I disagree. You buy something with a given functionality. If a company later changes that functionality and starts throwing flashy A4 size adverts at me in my kitchen, I would go ballistic on them. You just know these things will be eye-grabbing. Its utterly immoral and reeks of a deep lack of human respect.