two schools of thought: 1. It's fine, when you buy a smart or connected device, you want the extra features, and you consciously accept that connection issues

two schools of thought: 1. It's fine, when you buy a smart or connected device, you want the extra features, and you consciously accept that connection issues will impact your products. This is similar to the way electricity issues will impact products that require electricity, and products like a kettle can be offered in electrical and non-electrical versions. 2. It's not fine, it is not clear that internet/service issues will impact your product, and the more people buy these the more it'll become a thing, impacting everybody else. Products that can afford it (like a doorbell) should be made to work even when services are down.