cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/37646129
Source: Reddit post— Private front-end.
Samsung Statement to Android Authority:
Samsung is committed to innovation and enhancing every day value for our home appliance customers. As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen that value, we are conducting a pilot program to offer promotions and curated advertisements on certain Samsung Family Hub refrigerator models in the U.S. market.
As a part of this pilot program, Family Hub refrigerators in the U.S. will receive an over-the-network (OTN) software update with Terms of Service (T&C) and Privacy Notice (PN). Advertising will appear on certain Family Hub refrigerator Cover Screens. The Cover Screen appears when a Family Hub screen is idle. Ad design format may change depending on Family Hub personalization options for the Cover Screen, and advertising will not appear when Cover Screen displays Art Mode or picture albums.
Advertisements can be dismissed on the Cover Screens where ads are shown, meaning that specific ads will not appear again during the campaign period.
I couldn't even list all the horror stories I've heard firsthand about Samsung appliances, including massive damage to people's houses caused by leaks.
When my parents were shopping for a washing machine a couple of years ago, they asked their friend who works at Home Depot what seemed to be reliable and he basically said "anything but Samsung". They had way more Samsung returns than anything else.
Samsung appliances have had a bad reputation for more than a decade now. I don't know how they can still sell appliances - how is it not everyone knows yet? How is it they still haven't fixed the quality problems?
my lab has 14 Samsung fridges, now 5 years old and no problems. But, they just are fridges, no ice or water or other bullshit people seem to love.
Samsung is a big name, and people don't buy appliances that often.
We bought our gas oven from Samsung and the front right burner wouldn't light after a few weeks. We got a full refund, but the front right burner started working again a few months later, and we still use the stove, though the oven light epileptically glitches every time we open the oven.
So, sure, you could pay for things that actually work. But it's like that tagline at the end of Samsung advertisements:
Samsung: Buy Samsung, Then Get All Your Money Back, And Possibly Also Receive A Mostly Working Appliance For Free.