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Re:Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directl... by oceanplexian on Monday March 13, 2023 @02:25PM (#35140155)
Yeah I wish these companies would “get it” but they never do.

Provide an open API with the option to use a cloud service. Some cloud services are great, and have way better UIs than the self hosted stuff which I would gladly pay for. But take away the option to go self hosted and I lose all interest. If a device can’t be controlled locally you don’t really “own” it, you’re just renting it from someone else.

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Re:Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directl... by fourseventy on Monday March 13, 2023 @03:02PM (#35140748)
98% of consumers who would buy a heat pump have no idea what an API is.
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Re:Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directl... by toss1 on Monday March 13, 2023 @08:09PM (#35145248)
That's quite generous to estimate that 2% of the population knows what is an API !

My first guess would be more like 99.98% don't know about APIs

But yes, that 2% or whatever is an important set of leaders

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