LG to offer subscriptions for already purchased appliances and televisions, evolving into a provider for “Home as a Service”::Subscription fatigue is a thing and regulators are circling, but Korean giant reckons you’re ready to cough up after buying hardware

      • bill@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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        1 year ago

        I suspect they’ll include cellular radios in the near future so the appliance does not depend on the “consumer” to provide data access.

        • ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca
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          1 year ago

          With a cellular data subscription that we will then be required to pay a monthly fee for, to make sure the TV continues to work. You didn’t think they’d be giving this away for free, right?

      • Wolfen@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I may be lucky. I am an expat, and I bought mine in China. Now I am in Malaysia. So I may not have this issue. But your points are likely true.