Re: Win11 explorer bug?

On 2024-12-12 16:41, Jeroen Belleman wrote:

On 12/12/24 14:16, Don Y wrote:

On 12/12/2024 5:47 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:

On 2024-12-12 12:00, Don Y wrote:

Yeah, I'm REALLY eager to turn on the factory's WiFi interface for the stove/oven... NOT!

 There are devices that put the actual interface on the phone,
via WiFi. The physical interface has a reduced set of features.

 Yes.  Via a server located at the manufacturer's facility!
 So, you have the application layer in the appliance, the network
stack in the appliance, all of the network infrastructure from
your AP to the manufacturer's server, then, back through the phone
network, up through the stack in your phone and, finally, through
the app to the display.
 Nothing can go wrong, there, right?  <rolls eyes>

 Apart from the obvious security and reliability worries, there is
the issue that the *manufacturer* gets to decide when *your* device
is obsolete.

The device has a limited life expectancy, anyway. About 10 years. The boiler needs replacement of rubber gasket every year or two. There is a mandatory yearly maintenance visit. With the remote controller, maintenance visits are every two years, because the remote server monitors the parameters and decides when a visit is needed.
So, that convenience is decisive for me. Win win.

 The software industry invented that trick, but lots of other industries are catching on.
 Jeroen Belleman
 

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Cheers, Carlos.