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>Certainly I could (or at least someone with the engineering skills could), but the actual IoT companies don't. That is incorrect. There are several IoT produc
by la_barba 7y ago
>Certainly I could (or at least someone with the engineering skills could), but the actual IoT companies don't.
That is incorrect. There are several IoT products with manual fallback options on the market. I don't even know why you're disagreeing to be honest. You don't like IoT devices, I got that part.
- TeMPOraL 7y ago> There are several IoT products with manual fallback options on the market. Name three. Also, "manual fallback" is a cop-out. When I want manual operations, I don't go looking for home automation. The "smart" features should be available without Internet. There's nothing technically difficult about this, but it isn't being done because of abusive business practices.
- la_barba 7y agoIf you don't want an internet enabled device, then you are looking in the wrong place. The I in IoT stands for internet.
- xg15 7y agoThis is the crazy thing. IoT is actually advertising with a requirement, not a feature. Since when has "needs internet access to function" become a selling point?
- la_barba 7y ago>Since when has "needs internet access to function" become a selling point? That is a good question. I don't know. But I'd say it became a selling point after the internet became ubiquitous and reliable enough in the eyes of consumers. Otherwise people would be complaining about 'needs internet access to watch a movie/make a video call/play a game/push source code/order food/call a taxi/etc/etc/etc".
- jameskegel 7y agoThat’s the point here though isn’t it? I don’t want the internet involved with turning the lights on when I have to get up at night.
- la_barba 7y agoI don't want the internet involved either, so we agree on that. Can we also agree that some people want internet enabled devices?