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And then when they lose interest (see Google Graveyard) or go bust the Cloud-enabled 3D printer, thermostat, door intercom, lightbulb, media system doesn't work at all.
Tesco sold a tablet. They lost interest and turned off the update servers, which wasn't unreasonable. What was unreasonable was that a Factory Reset would brick the tablet while you had no WiFi, and brick it forever if the update servers were turned off. See also Sonos and many other things.
Anyone getting a 3D printer needs a PC of some kind. The printer shouldn't need the Internet.
HP firmware on Printers was updated and bricked printers with 3rd party inks. Now the HP inkjets have big text on the box in the shop: Requires Internet and only works with HP ink. Anyone buying such an inkjet or laser printer is mad.
Many claim to automatically get ink from the Internet too, which is a lie. You add a payment method and they bill you and ship more ink when they feel like it. Again madness.
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