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Re:Nest Reminds Customers That Ownership Isn't What It Used ... by capote on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @10:23PM (#11436163)
Don't these pieces of hardware rely on their service being provided? Their service is what they want to shut down, after all; this can't have started from a desire to brick hardware devices.
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Re:Nest Reminds Customers That Ownership Isn't What It Used ... by ralmidani on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @11:19PM (#11436384)
The right thing to do, then, would be to release an update allowing users to direct the device to another server without having to violate DMCA's anti-circumvention clause.
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Re:Nest Reminds Customers That Ownership Isn't What It Used ... by capote on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @11:22PM (#11436395)
Isn't the server it connects to proprietary?
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Re:Nest Reminds Customers That Ownership Isn't What It Used ... by ralmidani on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @08:09AM (#11438172)
People can repurpose hardware to work with a new backend, but only if the hardware is unlocked.
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