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Re:Emberlight is shutting down, bricking all previously sold... by wlesieutre on Friday November 17, 2017 @04:48PM (#15726264)
They could always have designed their product in a way that doesn't turn into a brick when the servers disappear.

Call it "negligent bricking"?

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Re:Emberlight is shutting down, bricking all previously sold... by dozzie on Friday November 17, 2017 @06:42PM (#15726906)
No, the proper term is "IoT-grade architecture".
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Re:Emberlight is shutting down, bricking all previously sold... by MrMorden on Friday November 17, 2017 @09:29PM (#15727462)
The "S" in "IoT" stands for security.
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Re:Emberlight is shutting down, bricking all previously sold... by romwell on Friday November 17, 2017 @06:44PM (#15726917)
Potato, potato.
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