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[return to "The Philips Hue ecosystem is collapsing"]
1. jjgree+y2[view] [source] 2023-09-26 23:36:15
>>pictur+(OP)
Could you not see this coming?
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2. nh2+v9[view] [source] 2023-09-27 00:16:27
>>jjgree+y2
If only there was a person, maybe even an organisation, to preach [1] to people that proprietary software will respect their interests and freedoms temporarily at best...

Maybe they could even come up with a "Respects Your Freedom" certification program for hardware that won't screw you over.

This would achieve "freedom 4: The freedom to turn on the light".

[1] (so that they don't have to arrive there by deduction and observation)

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Today, even my parents know that "you need an app to use this" is equivalent of "beware, you'll soon be screwed by this".

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