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Re:Sonos’ frantic flailing illustrates the stupidity of smar... by stallmanite on Sunday January 26, 2020 @11:24PM (#22156845)
Isn’t that academic until IoT devices being tethered to cloud services stops being the dominant practice?
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Re:Sonos’ frantic flailing illustrates the stupidity of smar... by vineyardmike on Monday January 27, 2020 @01:28AM (#22157236)
There are plenty of devices where this is the case. For example, the ikea devices.

Generally, most HomeKit devices are LAN or Bluetooth based, and theoretical should work without needing to phone home. (Some might stop if they can’t, but that’s an implementation issue, and i haven’t experienced it yet)

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