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> Apple used to sell a box, their "Time Capsule", which was a home server. But Apple discontinued that Because no one is interesting in running their own serve
by threeseed 5y ago
> Apple used to sell a box, their "Time Capsule", which was a home server. But Apple discontinued that
Because no one is interesting in running their own server.
> Apple became so cloud-oriented that their thermostat has to contact an external server to get the outside temperature
Apple doesn't make a thermostat but they, along with many others, are moving to Matter. An interoperable, secure, private, open standard i.e. the very opposite of being cloud orientated.
- zimmerfrei 5y ago>> Apple doesn't make a thermostat but they, along with many others, are moving to Matter. An interoperable, secure, private, open standard i.e. the very opposite of being cloud orientated. Matter (formerly CHIP)? The protocol whose identity layer is allegedly based on a blockchain [0]? I think it needs the cloud, in the same way Moxie describes it. [0] https://staceyoniot.com/blockchain-101-how-distributed-trusted-data-can-boost-the-iot/ https://staceyoniot.com/blockchain-101-how-distributed-trust...
- tpetry 5y agoI have not read the specification of matter (which is a joint standard). But Apple‘s custom HomeKit protocol was designed to work without any cloud service by design. I use it without any cloud control, i won‘t be able to control my heater or light from on the go but because of WiFi without any central at my home.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago> Because no one is interesting in running their own server. "Home facing" servers and "network facing" servers are not the same thing at all. I'm not saying that implies a completely different attitude towards using them, but the differences are really important. If your social media identity lived on your own network-facing server, rather than FB/Twitter/Twitch/Discord/etc. servers, you may well feel differently about running it.