Advertising must be the worst human invention ever.
All thanks to John Advertising.
We know because that asshole told everyone about it and his services.
It often feels like violence.
Why on earth would anyone buy this garbage? The only advanced feature I'd like would be a crushed ice dispenser.
This is me.
I just cant imagine wanting a fridge to do anything other than keeping things cold.
really sucks, but like did we not expect this to happen?
There were still many flat surfaces in the world that did not yet have advertisements displayed on them.
Now they have curved and flexible displays, so is any surface safe?
Yeah I actually never expected to have an LCD billboard up inside my home.
It's kinda coincidental to have all three conglomerates in that picture: Sony producing that TV show, with advertisement paid by Apple TV to Samsung.
And probably some Google analytics tracker in the background as well.
Samsung smart fridge disable ads
Turn off ads smart fridge
Jailbreak samsung smart fridge
Open source smart fridge software
Fridges for sale near me
At least they don’t lock the fridge until you watch an ad.
...yet
I can't tell if I should upvote this or downvote this.
If that happens, then this should be upgraded to Majorly Infuriating.
Imagine your name really is "Carol", then you wake up one day and see this shit
I know people are doubting this happened but I'm pretty sure it's a symptom of paranoid schizophrenia to think that one's electronics are trying to speak to you.
Well yeah, it's a fridge with a spacious screen and an Internet connection in the 2020s. Of course they'd capitalize on all that advertising real-estate. And of course they'd wait until after people have had them for a while. They're unsurprisingly shameless.
I'd be curious to know what kind of data it's collecting to optimize those ads.
FYI there is a setting to disable ads. Doesn’t excuse them for introducing ads in the first place, but at least it’s a solvable problem (for now).
If we're here to solve it, another solution is not to connect it to your network.
I don't know why someone would want the internet on their fridge.
What else am I going to use to play Roblox when mom takes away my iPad, computer, tv, Switch, phone, Apple Watch, PlayStation, Xbox, Occulus, and car infotainment system? The dishwasher?
I still don't understand any benefit from having a screen on my fridge... but now I hate them, thanks Samsung
I just find it astonishing that Samsung still makes appliances... Considering how awful they are at doing it, and how much money they have to lose for the dozen+ warranty repair visits they inevitably have before ultimately refunding the device.
Maybe thats why they have screens, So their appliance division can finally turn profit by advertising you until their device dies
This was always the goal when they started adding screens. Screens should always be viewed as ad delivery mechanisms especially if internet connected. That goes triple for devices that absolutely don't need a screen. Like a fucking fridge. They will slow boil the process at first. But they'll do it.
Remember this when they try to sell the idea of putting screens in the sky or space
I would go on a killing spree if this happened I already have an irrational hatred of advertisements outside irl. Often think about somehow hacking the digital ones and placing my own messages.
Time to re-read Cory Doctorow's "Unauthorized Bread". I thought it was satire and way over the top, but reality keeps catching up.
The things Samsung has to resort to, to be able to afford ram for its phones after Samsung cut Samsung off from it's supply.
Wouldn't be surprised if you popped it open to disconnect the screen, the cooler would stop working.
I remember when fridges with screens were first becoming a thing, and one way they tried to sell them was the convenience of being able to leave notes, shopping lists, photos, etc.... for other members of the family. And even back then, before the advertising apocalypse, I remember thinking, what in the actual fuck makes this 1000 dollar feature any more useful than a 20 dollar magnetic white board and a dry erase marker?
And the ultimate outcome of that was, at one point Google enacted some kind of API change which necessitated Samsung to push out an update to remain compatible, otherwise all of your Google enabled features such as the calendar syncing, email, etc. would stop working. Samsung claimed to be developing a patch for this, and ultimately pushed out an update to... only some of their models. For the others, their response was literally just, "We recommend you buy a newer refrigerator."
But since that was going on for ten years ago now, information about it on the Internet is a trifle difficult to find because the search results have largely been overshadowed by Samsung's more recent smart fridge fuckup. Grand.
Never buy a Samsung appliance.
Enshitifiction. It makes the line go up.
I mean what do you expect…?
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