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You don't need yet another company to solve the problem of failing companies. You need lan-local protocols so that users can control devices within their netwo
by the8472 7y ago
You don't need yet another company to solve the problem of failing companies.
You need lan-local protocols so that users can control devices within their network directly without going through the cloud.
- michaelt 7y agoThat would solve "It stopped working when the vendor went out of business" but it wouldn't solve "It stopped getting security updates when the vendor went out of business"
- the8472 7y agoCode escrow doesn't guarantee maintenance either, that would be yet another committment for the company and might increase their operating costs over time as the accumulate more and more zombie products to maintain, potentially leading to failure too.
- michaelt 7y agoIsn't maintenance what IoTZombieCo would be contractually obligated to do, though? Here in the UK new homes often have a 10 year warranty from a third-party insurer, who gets to dictate construction methods to the builder. So the idea of products coming with third-party warranties isn't unprecedented.
- inamesh 7y agoCan't control via Alexa or Google home without going to the cloud.