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> Everything will just be Amazon at some point. It is almost there. When AWS has a blip most of the popular apps/products stop working, including my Roomba
by vishnugupta 5y ago
> Everything will just be Amazon at some point.
It is almost there. When AWS has a blip most of the popular apps/products stop working, including my Roomba
- HWR_14 5y agoWhy would your Roomba connect to anything? It's supposed to be an autonomous timed launch, so you don't even need to launch it.
- ptudan 5y agoThat's just one way to use the Roomba, I don't think it's "supposed" to be anything. Most have an app that lets you press a button to start it, presumably that app and the base station all connect through AWS
- HWR_14 5y agoIf it's just a more convenient way to push a button on the Roomba (or avoid waiting for the timer) than the statement that a bunch of products stopped working was pretty misleading.
- wenc 5y agoFor Roomba specifically, this is not true. It doesn’t stop working. The app stops working yes but there’s a button on the machine you can press to start a job. It’s the same deal with my Anova sous vide circulator, my Nest etc. Their apps requires cloud access yes. But all of them can function without it. source: Roomba 675 / Anova / Nest owner.