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> mostly to prevent competition from low cost devices manufactured in China. mostly to prevent competition from patent-infringing clones manufactured in China.
by TheKarateKid 7y ago
> mostly to prevent competition from low cost devices manufactured in China.
mostly to prevent competition from patent-infringing clones manufactured in China.
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- Symmetry 7y agoI actually worked at Ember for a bit before leaving when they get bought by Silicon Labs. The reason, internally, really was the fear that there would be a flood of low quality products that would make ZigBee look bad.
- rasz 7y agoas opposed to ZigBee making ZigBee look bad as it stands now. Only big names looking for a lockin pick ZigBee.
- Reelin 7y ago> fear that there would be a flood of low quality products That's mental gymnastics. The fear is having to compete against cheaper products (possibly low quality, but possibly not). Even broken DRM is an excellent anti-competitive tool because no one can legally sell a competing product.
- nine_k 7y agoFor that, you need certification, not gatekeeping. Publish a set of tests a device must pass, broadly, to be certified compliant. Allow manufacturers test their devices, for a fee, and win a certificate, or know where they failed. Much like you can take a language exam (say, TOEFL).