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Re:A quick look at the Ikea Trådfri lighting platform by kuschku on Sunday April 09, 2017 @06:05AM (#14071462)
11 years.

What do I do in 20 years? 30?

Will all my tech just break?

People are still using furniture and lamps from their great-grandparents.

Do we have to become a society producing so much garbage?

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Re:A quick look at the Ikea Trådfri lighting platform by p49k on Sunday April 09, 2017 @09:01AM (#14072071)
Well, the device can auto-update - this just means that it would need to be plugged in within 11 years of manufacture in order to be able to receive firmware updates, not that it would break after 11 years.

And reastically, the server could even eliminate that requirement by supporting old protocols just for the updating old firmware.

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Re:A quick look at the Ikea Trådfri lighting platform by collinmanderson on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @12:26PM (#14089636)
Basically, anything hooked up to the internet needs to be updated over time to stay secure (whether it's patching security holes, new protocols, or using new methods of security.)

Don't buy products that hook up to the internet if you want them to last 20 years, unless you're sure the manufacturer will continue to update it. (Don't buy anything with a non-standard battery either.)

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