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Ubiquiti is another one of these companies where if you did nothing but read about them on HN, Reddit, et al, you would think they're filing for bankruptcy tomo

Ubiquiti is another one of these companies where if you did nothing but read about them on HN, Reddit, et al, you would think they're filing for bankruptcy tomorrow, set orphanages on fire, kill puppies, etc. The negative hyperbole around this company is something else, hack or not. And yet, all they do is thrive...

blablabla123 6y ago
The hardware is very cheap and the market for their products is thriving. In fact it's possible to put custom software on it actually without using their cloud. > if you did nothing but read about them on HN, Reddit, et al, you would think they're filing for bankruptcy tomorrow, set orphanages on fire, kill puppies, etc. I need to check these posts ;)
- bedhead 6y ago
  Seriously I'm just tired of it. Do you know how many tech geeks over the last few years have proudly proclaimed online that the company is "going downhill" and they'll never buy any more Ubiquiti products? 50 billion, that's how many. How many follow through? Evidently zero. It's comical. The hack obviously not good, but GMAFB.
  - akkartik 6y ago
    Can you elaborate on what break this is that you desire? What would you like to have happen?
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tw04 6y ago
It's a long-tail if I had to guess. In my "circle" of coworkers almost every last one has ubiquiti today, and every last one is planning to replace it with something else when they make the jump to WiFi-6. Maybe we're the anomaly, but I have a feeling 2 years from now if they continue down the path they're on, their earnings will not be quite so rosy.
- bedhead 6y ago
  My point is partly, let's check in a year from now. I'd wager not one of your coworkers switched. Zero.
  - tw04 6y ago
    You'd have lost that bet already. One of them switched to Aruba last week. I've already replaced several pieces of ubnt gear as well and posted for sale on ebay. The APs I'm holding off until there are some solid WiFi 6E options. I know of at least two others that currently have hardware on order to replace existing ubnt routers with OPNsense so you can add them to the list by the end of April.
    - xvector 6y ago
      Count me in the Ubiquiti to OpnSense group too.
christophilus 6y ago
Is it? Until very recently, I’ve only seen positive comments about them.

blablabla123 6y ago

The hardware is very cheap and the market for their products is thriving. In fact it's possible to put custom software on it actually without using their cloud. > if you did nothing but read about them on HN, Reddit, et al, you would think they're filing for bankruptcy tomorrow, set orphanages on fire, kill puppies, etc. I need to check these posts ;)

bedhead 6y ago
Seriously I'm just tired of it. Do you know how many tech geeks over the last few years have proudly proclaimed online that the company is "going downhill" and they'll never buy any more Ubiquiti products? 50 billion, that's how many. How many follow through? Evidently zero. It's comical. The hack obviously not good, but GMAFB.
- akkartik 6y ago
  Can you elaborate on what break this is that you desire? What would you like to have happen?

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tw04 6y ago

It's a long-tail if I had to guess. In my "circle" of coworkers almost every last one has ubiquiti today, and every last one is planning to replace it with something else when they make the jump to WiFi-6. Maybe we're the anomaly, but I have a feeling 2 years from now if they continue down the path they're on, their earnings will not be quite so rosy.

bedhead 6y ago
My point is partly, let's check in a year from now. I'd wager not one of your coworkers switched. Zero.
- tw04 6y ago
  You'd have lost that bet already. One of them switched to Aruba last week. I've already replaced several pieces of ubnt gear as well and posted for sale on ebay. The APs I'm holding off until there are some solid WiFi 6E options. I know of at least two others that currently have hardware on order to replace existing ubnt routers with OPNsense so you can add them to the list by the end of April.
  - xvector 6y ago
    Count me in the Ubiquiti to OpnSense group too.

christophilus 6y ago

Is it? Until very recently, I’ve only seen positive comments about them.