> 3. Most people would prefer not to have it, but due to a free market failure, the ungimmicked product just isn't available any more?
No, I'd go with (4) people would prefer not to have it, but companies know that they can monitize the data they collect[0] and thus are willing to offer a discount that's large enough to get people (who may or may not know about the data collection) to buy the smart™ version.
No, I'd go with (4) people would prefer not to have it, but companies know that they can monitize the data they collect[0] and thus are willing to offer a discount that's large enough to get people (who may or may not know about the data collection) to buy the smart™ version.
[0]: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/02/21/w...