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>>pictur+(OP)
Rachel nailed it, as usual. I was an early adapter and have a houseful of Hue stuff, but over the last year or so I've switched to buying Nanoleaf bulbs. Hue is a little nicer, but not enough to make their terrible app worth the hassle.

I've seen a few recommendations now for the Ikea Dirigera hub, so fine. I've ordered one. Assuming it works as expected, I'll migrate everything next week. So long, Philips. I liked your stuff, but why'd you have to get greedy? Was being twice the price of your competition not enough?

>>kstrau+W3
When Ikea came out with smart home stuff, I bet that they would get it right, or at least not as bad as the others (I previously suffered through the enshitification of Samsung's SmartThings). In my experience their stuff has been flimsy and not sure trustworthy. It at least works without an app, so far, but I've not been able to regain any enthusiasm for the promise of home automation

>>inasio+SG
Unfortunately, this. I have expected more from Ikea, but I guess they have to keep the prices low. :/

>>imp0ca+tO
i don't know why you'd expect Ikea to not be flimsy and cheap -- that's the point.

>>red-ir+sl2
Well, my entire apartment is mostly IKEA stuff.

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And, thinking about it now, sadly you're probably right! Especially their newer stuff.