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>>stackt+(OP)
I am a fan of Ikea lights. I can use normal light switches to turn the light on/off. But I also have a remote and I can dim the lights or change the temperature. No hub needed. The price is low enough. And Ikea will probably stay in business a long time.

>>empiri+48
You can do the same with Philips Hue.

And just like the Ikea one, it's just a bit better with the hub.

>>theshr+pL
And the best thing is that they speak zigbee and you can ditch their hubs and use homeassistant if you want to avoid any lock-in!

I've actually had two Ikea Trådfri switches break though - they are cheap enough to replace but bit bothersome.

>>mrmlz+Kc2
And in the future they'll all speak Thread and be mostly hub agnostic