> Or the initial buyer can sell the smart doorbell to a customer that does have the patience to deal with local recording. I think this would require a drastic

> Or the initial buyer can sell the smart doorbell to a customer that does have the patience to deal with local recording. I think this would require a drastically different consumer mindset. Because I don't think there is a market for used doorbells. > It'll always be hard to use tech for non-technical people As much as I don't like the products, Nest and Ring are not hard to use for non-technical people. They remove the moving parts that may demand maintenance and may cause failures that are beyond a power cycle's reach to fix. In that light, the best regulatory solution is probably to ensconce terms-at-purchase as indefinitely binding for SaaS-attached hardware. No price increases, no end-of-service so long as the company is still in business.