LOL.
Yes, the internet appliances always seemed like a very bad idea to me.
Perhaps a central server could be accidentally 'decoupled' from the power grid to end the master tech's rampage against the protagonist?
Sure, sabotage would always be an option.
I was going in another direction, though. If the machine hates you, you could pursue the reason why, or the fact that you are dealing with an entity that has emotions...
The question really is, do you want to look into writing a story for other people's entertainment, that uses your unique perspective about machines and allegedly inanimate objects?