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Re:The Cameras Worked Fine. Their Maker Said They Had Reache... by ninkendo on Sunday February 19, 2023 @10:38AM (#34858440)
It’s not always clear you’re getting cloudcrap when you buy the product. Sure, you and I can do the research and see that it’s tied to a service that will eventually shut down, but do you expect 100% of people out there to understand this?
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Re:The Cameras Worked Fine. Their Maker Said They Had Reache... by rzzzt on Sunday February 19, 2023 @10:42AM (#34858478)
To make matters more complicated, some products start as standalone and get "upgraded" to cloudcrap along the way.
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Re:The Cameras Worked Fine. Their Maker Said They Had Reache... by throw_pm23 on Sunday February 19, 2023 @10:43AM (#34858493)
Anything with the word "smart" falls under this -- that's a good heuristic that covers a large fraction of cases.
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