>>>>Now, if you look at any other peripherals in your house. Why is it that the digital clock on the stove, the coffee machine, the video, and the alarm clock can't handle that by themselves.
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>>>My guess is that it's because north america isn't the only place in the world where those appliances are used. Daylight savings time isn't an international thing. A lot of people would by annoyed at having to live with an appliance that's off by an hour every 6 months.
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>>Could be set as in Windows setup.
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>Not sure I want a house full of appliances with operating systems that support a setup screen. I would prefer to change the clock by hand.

I mean like an alarm clock. You have a way to set it up to ring in the morning. You press a few buttons here and there. So, it will be setted to ring. The same could be done to apply a setting like this.