>It feels like we are in a wilderness period right now where every appliance wants its own app, with online account, which is just a supercharged way to get mor

>It feels like we are in a wilderness period right now where every appliance wants its own app, with online account, which is just a supercharged way to get more personal data from their customers. It's also software-imposed planned obsolescence. If you think an appliance manufacturer is inclined to maintain software and servers for the functional life of the hardware, then I have a bridge to sell you.