No reason really. The machine could be smart and start when the electricity is cheaper. But it could probably be solved just as easily by a delayed timer, that would work well enough for the purpose, and also offline.
The real reason is that they want to collect data about how their products are being used, I find that a bit too intrusive for a home appliance machine. But I work in IT so naturally I am averse to everything that beeps and needs an app or internet connection… so take my grumpiness for what it is.
Why would a washing machine need Internet access anyway?
No reason really. The machine could be smart and start when the electricity is cheaper. But it could probably be solved just as easily by a delayed timer, that would work well enough for the purpose, and also offline.
The real reason is that they want to collect data about how their products are being used, I find that a bit too intrusive for a home appliance machine. But I work in IT so naturally I am averse to everything that beeps and needs an app or internet connection… so take my grumpiness for what it is.
Some use cases coulf being able to automatically start it when the power is cheap etc
But most of them are just stupid and doesn’t provide value besides graphs and status
So hackers can zombify it, duh