> one large industrial conglomerate had resorted to buying washing machines just to scavenge the chips inside them for its products
Is this really more efficient than say, contacting the washing machine manufacturer and buying up the chips at a premium (i.e. above the washing machine cost).
I usually applaud hacky solutions, but this just feels like a ton of unnecessary waste. I would prefer scrapping features (like Tesla did with the USB ports) over trashing a ton of washing machines.
Is this really more efficient than say, contacting the washing machine manufacturer and buying up the chips at a premium (i.e. above the washing machine cost).
I usually applaud hacky solutions, but this just feels like a ton of unnecessary waste. I would prefer scrapping features (like Tesla did with the USB ports) over trashing a ton of washing machines.