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You forgot the part where the company uses that profit and market penetration to stifle competition, lock down the hardware and lock in the users. And boom, cu
by tjoff 9y ago
You forgot the part where the company uses that profit and market penetration to stifle competition, lock down the hardware and lock in the users.
And boom, current state of affairs.
- pdelbarba 9y agoWhat does this have to do with making hackable products?
- tjoff 9y agoIt has to do with the intent and why the virtuous cycle isn't always so benign. We should really value companies that actually make products you can take control over, rather than blindly relying on lack of security to being able to do what we want. Intent is quite important. It also sends a strange message when lack of security is seen as something good. Now I don't have any criticism/knowledge about this product or xiaomi in general. IP cameras are generally quite overpriced in my uninformed opinion and you still almost always get locked into the cloud. So I really welcome this hack.
- nextlevelwizard 9y agoI don't get how this can result into vendor lock in. Just don't buy the stuff that has it if you were first drawn in by "open" hackable hardware.