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Re:Google's Nest is disabling some of its customers' old sma... by ocdtrekkie on Monday April 04, 2016 @07:47PM (#11426697)
There's ups and downs to Hue. If you recall earlier they tried axing out support for third party bulbs from their app. But they also deserve some kudos for basing their app and devices on a open platform to begin with.
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Re:Google's Nest is disabling some of its customers' old sma... by jpindar on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @08:23PM (#11443576)
Yes, but once people protested, they admitted their mistake and reverted it. AFAIK their position now is that they won't go out of their way to support third party bulbs unless the manufacturer joins their "friends of Hue" program, but their hub firmware isn't blocking them and should work with other bulbs that meet certain specs.
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