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WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago9.5 years is ancient in smart home devices.
Though, any company that stops supporting a device should be legally required to open source all dependencies required to operate it, or provide a full refund.
I have two Yale Zwave locks that are at least 11 years old and still kicking. The key factor to this is the non reliance on the cloud.
Zigbee, Zwave, Esphome and other non-cloud will always work longer than any cloud based solution that is at risk of being shutdown, use a outdated or no longer available app, become a subscription, etc.
I agree with you that they should be required by law to open their code and unlock the devices but I doubt this will happen any time soon.
9.5 years is ancient for smartphones, not for something that is supposed to work indefinitely like a switch
Also, that time is the best case scenario. When they stopped selling those switches? 3 years ago? Unless they discontinued them almost immediately after launch, there are customers with a much shorter timeframe
It’s a switch, there shouldn’t be anything to go obsolete.
We absolutely need this to be illegal. The discount coupon they offered to customer ws insulting.
@WhatAmLemmy @saltesc I think the handed over Squeezebox when deciding they'd done enough squeezing?
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Note to self. Don’t buy smart devices. 9.5 years is like a sneeze to me. I still have a Nintendo NES from the late 1980s still in working order. I mean, I modded the video out, and replaced the pin connector. But it works.
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Except for a fairly tiny niche community of users still using them for nostalgia reasons, the NES is absolutely also ancient and obsolete in every way and has been for several decades.
chunes@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Is it? It still works while so-called newer/better technology goes to the landfill within years.
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Yes it is, because the HW is completely unnecessary, you can emulate it perfectly on a potato. It only serves a nostalgic purpose, which is also fine, but in all other aspects it is completely obsolete.