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With each manufacturer doing their own thing, you’re also dependent upon each company keeping their servers online for X years. And when they inevitably decide
by mbreese 5mo ago
With each manufacturer doing their own thing, you’re also dependent upon each company keeping their servers online for X years. And when they inevitably decide that this isn’t the market for them (eg Belkin Wemo), you’re stuck with switches or plugs that potentially don’t work at all. Smart home items should have lifespans on the order of decades. But companies treat the products as something that is obsolete after a year.
- ethbr1 5mo ago> Smart home items should have lifespans on the order of decades Or at least only trade away long term reliability when there are useful features being gained. Eternally relevant rant about smart product solutioneering: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HcXu4_K1tMQ&t=45s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HcXu4_K1tMQ&t=45s