The author is raising issue with whether or not the apps on the fridge tablet will be adequately supported over the life of the fridge (usually a decade) considering who Samsung partnered with to develop the apps. Updates fix problems or improve the product, so over a decade you would expect there to be some. Computer technology and apps change so fast these days it stands to reason that a fridge tablet would have to keep up or it would be quickly abandoned by the consumer. I agree with the author - don't buy one.
" ... IoT is going to create new risks and a surge in liability litigation. For example, the authors imply that malfunctioning automated traffic lights causing a serious accident could raise claims of criminal liability." http://www.techrepublic.com/article/iot-and-liability-who-pays-when-things-go-wrong/
Same here. It is ridiculous. I don't see the need for every appliance to become connected. I have a Samsung Smart TV I bought a couple of years ago but I have yet to connect it directly to the internet. I may make an exception for it in the future but that is about as far as I am willing to go.
The good news is that my ISP offers almost all services like on demand video, via the cable or IPTV signal. So luckily there is no need to connect my DVR to the web. That's why I have also chosen not to use Netflix.
Why the Internet? American start-up Endless built the world's first mini computers who applications are entirely self-contained and you only need to hook it up to a TV. The notion you need to be tethered to the Internet to be able to compute is still inapplicable to large parts of the world.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-07/four-corners-internet-of-hacked-things/7778954 "Watch Cyber War on Four Corners, Monday 8.30pm and on iview".
Water powered car"In July 2005, an American mechanic released most of the details of his simple conversion system which allows an ordinary car to use water as the only fuel." http://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-build-water-car-home
