...there was this recent attempt at adding DRM to a (not-quite) juicer, which --- fortunately --- didn't become successful: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14148216
Not too long ago I obtained a office printer from Brother. Came with Cartridges. After only 4 papers these Cartridges where empty, or rather, it claimed to be empty. In reality they were still sloshing full of ink. Tried chinese cartridges for 2$ but had to settle for the 20$ ones from Brother.
The windows driver comes with all kinds of malware (even a toolbar was included!) so I settled for PostScript, which the printer thankfully supported.
I have since resold this piece of garbage on ebay, went back to my trusty old HP Laserprinter with cheap chinese cartridges.
That fiasco was the perfect moment to inform the public about why you should be able to make any coffee you want in the brand new coffee maker you just purchased, how the actual system itself doesn't stop you anyway, and how DRM is just a tool for powerful companies to continue to consolidate their power
You're a criminal. You wouldn't steal a car, would you? Why steal Keurig's profits, then?
I absolutely would! Especially if it was a better car than the only one I was "allowed" to drive and costs half as much