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People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them? (www.bbc.com)
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[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And putting ads all over the screen...

[–] Fishytricks@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

While its no excuse for them to do this, I run my LG tv with no internet access for it. And I honestly prefer a “dumb” tv anyway.

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Same. My TV has a netflix button and a YouTube button. 10 years ago those would have been Crackle and Joost. Look it up kiddos.