"Your ice maker comes free with licenses for up to 1,000 cubes a year! For only $8.99 a month, you can enjoy up to 5,000 cubes. Add crushed ice for an additional $2.95. Cancel anytime."
Don't give them any ideas.
I think there's an episode in a Ray Bradbury short story where a character argues with his door because it won't let him in because he hasn't paid the subscription for his door lock.
The take away is that IoT under capitalism is going to suck.
I think that somewhere deep in some R&D department someone has already been paid for this exact idea and few others of this kind.
Maybe even Intellectual Ventures has a patent on it.
Your refrigerator has been infected by fridgilocker. Send $5 in bitcoin to this address or your food will rot.
That'll happen for sure. Oh yes it will!
For the protection of your food, Miniplenty requires the installation of a new security certificate in your refrigerator. Your fridge has been locked for your safety. Thank you.