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A key point for me these days, when looking for a new electronic device, is if it will provide what I need under local control (no access to the internet). This research is getting more and more important to undertake, but is also getting harder to accomplish. Devices include my Kindle, my water sprinkler timer, my security cameras, my home lighting, etc. Sometimes you simply cannot find the device you want that can be freed from internet access. e.g., Alexa voice assistant devices. And in those cases, I evaluate the cost of the device in the framework of "will I have recouped my money spent before I have to trash the device due to new intrusive features added via update, or a wasn't-there-before added subscription fee?" This is the main reason my Kindle stays in airplane mode (there are a couple of reasons). I don't want Amazon to get ahold of it and add things I don't want. Like deleting side loaded content for one. Yes, they hold a carrot out in front of you with "Look, we can sync all your devices if you just give us access!", but then they follow that up with the stick and delete your side loaded content that you didn't buy from them. In this case, the carrot wasn't enticing enough for me to tolerate the stick.
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