The cloud is some one else’s computers and internet. That internet connection for cloud services for smart gear always costs someone. Smart home devices that

The cloud is some one else’s computers and internet. That internet connection for cloud services for smart gear always costs someone. Smart home devices that can’t be locally hosted or easily made to be locally hosted should be avoided. There’s no reason a light switch that normally works for 10-20 years will only work for 2-5 due to cloud connectivity. Luckily for the time being a lot of the providers can be reflashed with Tuyo based firmwares.