no one has to use any of this. if there's a home appliance that comes with "smart" in it's name, i'm not even looking at it. you broaden the topic too much, we were talking about computers in general and google in detail, now we're at lighbulbs, you're moving goal posts.
/b/ (or /pol/) exploiting a loophole in a webservice for teh lulz, more news at 11.
doesn't matter what you think when it's not relevant. not every internet connected device is sending personal data of it's user to google or any other adspace reseller.
why would i buy a machine i have to "hack" in the first place to use it as i need it to when i can have a similar or better machine for less money without any restrictions?
... and by that, a chromebook is a great extension within this business model since it leaves you know choice but to use the botnet :)
you're confusing things, i talk about not handing over my internet profile and it's associated data to a conglomerate to make money off it, you talk about anonymity. two different pair of shoes.
if you love being the product, go ahead. i haven't used any gapp in years and don't feel like i'm missing something.