Why 'Smart' Products Have Started to Look Like the Dumb Choice

Smart products always have been the dumb choice. Simple outweighs complex with minimal feature improvements every time.

Sewing machines are a great example. Perfected mechanically, now available with screens. The mechanical part can easily outlive the electronics.

Electronics are consumables / disposables unfortunately. Tho we could make them much more reliable if we cared to.

The classic: