Great. Something else to break at an inopportune time.
Yup.
We like to complicate things.
Let me ask you this, how much sense does it make, to make the controls of washing and drying machines digital?
Is it the heat, vibration, moisture or lint that makes digital controls vs. mechanical analog controls better?
Speaking about green and environmentalism, how enviro is it when all these new appliances have about a 10 year lifespan, after which you can’t find parts, they are made so you can’t repair them (you have to destroy them to get into them), and the components like compressors have a very limited lifespan breaking after say 2,000 compressor running hours (crap made out of plastic that breaks after a while...). No kidding - I had a 1952 GM/Frigidaire refrigerator running in my hot garage in Texas up until a few years ago. That is about 6 times the lifespan you can expect on one of these new $3,500 refrigerators with an energy star rating and TV in the door. LOL
Bingo. You nailed it (so to speak!).
Yep, out at your hunting cabin, no cell service, no bluetooth, nothing — "Why isn't this new cordless drill working?"
Not as bad as a gun that supposed to only operate for the owner, but could be very inconvenient.