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My anecdote at least happened. Your hypothetical by definition never did. The internet connection I haven’t thought about since I installed the fridge. Not sure where the hassle is.
Also I don’t understand why you think refrigerators are incredibly reliable. Compressor pumps and start capacitors are damn near consumables now days.
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I’ve never experienced any critical part of a refrigerator break in my >30 years on this earth. Sorry you can’t say the same.
The hassle isn’t just in connecting it to the Wi-Fi, it’s in securing and monitoring it to ensure it stays secure, so that I’m not giving people a foothold into my home network.
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