>>>>https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/26/miele_joins_internetofst_hall_of_shame/
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>>>>Sigh...
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>>>I stopped using a dishwasher a long time ago. I think most of them suck. I wash dishes by hand and I'm teaching Katy to do the same thing.
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>>The thing is, manufacturers want to start making appliances that *only* have a web interface. They want your smartphone to be its UI instead of having a panel on the device itself. Reduces cost, more flexible. >
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>Exactly.
>I'm working on something like that for a client now.
>The days of gadgets like the TV remote are numbered.

It will still be complicated. One gadget to rule them all, but then one app per i-thing, and each app with its own quirk. Milk overflowing on the oven? Quick, where's that app... aah, the fridge started defrosting, the tv switched to porn, the AC is asking for a firmware update... where's that oven app...