Re: Win11 explorer bug?

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!

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device is obsolete.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