> For all that's holy, can you just leverage the Web, please? Don't make me talk to people!
Twenty years ago I would have agreed with this sentiment.
Today... definitely not.
Leveraging the web is an unfortunately-implicit invitation to all kinds of tracking about me, my computer, my stuff. I already get too much spam, no I don't want your f***ing newsletter that I will not read when you send it to me after I already declined receiving it.
> They could still offer to register the machine by telephone as an alternative
They "do". You had the experience of that call. They literally do not want you to actually call. That's a tragedy because even in 2025 there are plenty of people who don't have smartphones, don't have computers, and many of them don't even want one. I certainly don't want to have to install some f***ing app on a smartphone just to register a washing machine. Do you?
Twenty years ago I would have agreed with this sentiment.
Today... definitely not.
Leveraging the web is an unfortunately-implicit invitation to all kinds of tracking about me, my computer, my stuff. I already get too much spam, no I don't want your f***ing newsletter that I will not read when you send it to me after I already declined receiving it.
> They could still offer to register the machine by telephone as an alternative
They "do". You had the experience of that call. They literally do not want you to actually call. That's a tragedy because even in 2025 there are plenty of people who don't have smartphones, don't have computers, and many of them don't even want one. I certainly don't want to have to install some f***ing app on a smartphone just to register a washing machine. Do you?