>> I just want normal buttons and dials back

There are washing machines without any screens, just old buttons. Also they are cheaper, I can see now in the store for just €270.

But looks like many people wants screens, apps and happily pay extra for washing machine with extra features.

Do people really want them, or is that what is offered and do most people just buy whatever they see in a store or on the first page of a retailer online?

We keep pretending that everything that companies do is because consumers want it, but we ignore the part where companies do certain things because its better for them. Like a washing machine that uses 4 gig of data a day, or a washing machine that needs access to you photos????