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Has anyone experience how bad the proriatary software is on such machines? For Kenwood there is an app (Kenwood World App) which apparently guides you through the cooking-process. Does anyone have a idea for how long this app or other apps from similar machines will be maintained? Does anyone have experience of using such a device without an internet connection?
I am sure that there wont ever be a simple foss app which can connect to such a device, but how bad is it? I am worried that the new Kenwoods wont be as durable as the old one I had (had it handed down, was around 30yo), because the software will be discontinued.
Looking for people with experiences with such machines and their software-side.
Probably because I rambled for way too long and didn't give sources lol, here's a couple examples from America's test kitchen demonstrating what I mean:
Review of a combo Dutch oven/slow cooker that's not great at either job, and is more expensive than buying the two items separately https://youtu.be/llPyDvfHx3k
Gear roundup for 2023, the best things were ones that innovated in materials or tech that was actually useful, worst things were overcomplicated equipment that didn't actually try to use tech to improve the mechanics of the cooking equipment https://youtu.be/AU3mUjIF3A8