![]() And then asks for your permission to install monitoring software to collect data from your printer. It makes you read a long legal agreement, including that you won't use the printer for any antisocial purposes.ģ. You download the printer "install software" from Canon's website.Ģ. And I did work hard to see if there's any other way.ġ. Here's the process, for those interested. I'm sure, because I took it out of the box and did the first time setup. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions should change except as required by applicable securities laws. Such forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future performance or result expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.Īlthough forward-looking statements contained in this presentation are based upon what management of the Company believes are reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and undue reliance should not be placed on them. "We used to toast your data, now we can toast your bread!*" To make matters worse you can't even ignore it by looking away due to a small tinny sounding speaker playing the company's jingle. An ad for I Can't Believe it's Not Butter begins to play. While awkwardly standing there you notice the touch screen flickers and begins to display a buffering icon. There's a few seconds of silence as the toaster slowly heat ups. An electrical motor whines from inside the toaster at it begins to retract the toast into itself. You insert two slices of white bread and press the big red GO button on the touch screen. Tired and just wanting your toast you agree. It also requires access to your contacts. It says you can cancel at anytime but it requires a 5 day waiting period. Plug it in, enter your wi-fi password, and a credit card to start your free pro trial of the monthly subscription service that tweets at you when the toast is done. Setting it up was almost as easy as your old one. Not wanting an overtly fancy contraption you pick a no frills unit that includes a touch screen along the side. Dumb appliances have been phased out and newer internet connected appliances have taken over. You hop onto Amazon in hopes of finding a suitable replacement as there's no longer any box stores you can travel to. The year is 2050 and your dingy old toaster has finally given up it's last crumbs.
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