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>>pictur+(OP)
Call me an old man yelling at the cloud, but I just don't understand the hype of connected lightbulbs. In absolute, would I like to be able to turn off the lights from my smartphone? Well, sure, if there was absolutely no cost to it. But the negatives of being tied to Yet Another Cloud Service potentially subject to data breaches, of installing an app on my phone that's going to require space, updates, and an online account, of depending on a piece of electronics with a shitty firmware that's eventually going to break or go end-of-life, just vastly outweigh the positives.

In a vacuum, having more features is good. But simplicity itself is a feature. Simple things don't break as often, it's easier to fix when they do, and they're more predictable, meaning it's easier to plan your life around them.

>>Gazoch+ci
> Call me an old man yelling at the cloud, but I just don't understand the hype of connected lightbulbs.

That was me, a few years ago. Now I love them (I use IKEA bulbs and outlets) and would hate to go back. Being about to control my lights from anywhere is just convenient. Now when I climb into bed and wonder if I’ve turned off the light in the basement (a frequent issue), I can just use my phone, not descend three flights and causing noise for others.

I like IKEA’s implementation because the cloud service for me is really Apple HomeKit, which I trust more than others.