Why 'Smart' Products Have Started to Look Like the Dumb Choice

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throwaway81523•15 minutes ago

The classic:

sameers•12 minutes ago

ktallett•about 2 hours ago

Smart products always have been the dumb choice. Simple outweighs complex with minimal feature improvements every time.

jackyinger•about 2 hours ago

Sewing machines are a great example. Perfected mechanically, now available with screens. The mechanical part can easily outlive the electronics.

Electronics are consumables / disposables unfortunately. Tho we could make them much more reliable if we cared to.