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Re:Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account by friend_and_foe on Thursday September 21, 2023 @06:43AM (#37595777)
Do you think its a coincidence this came right after the ban on incandescent bulbs? Regulation got us here. It won't help when government is captured.
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Re:Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account by timeon on Thursday September 21, 2023 @10:26AM (#37598114)
> Do you think its a coincidence this came right after the ban on incandescent bulbs?

Not really. I do not use incandescent bulbs nor bulbs that require account. You've chosen 216 and you'll find it everywhere in nature.

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Re:Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account by ilyt on Thursday September 21, 2023 @03:46PM (#37603173)
Yes. This is idiotic theory, Regulation is only about power efficiency
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Re:Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account by friend_and_foe on Saturday September 23, 2023 @05:44AM (#37621853)
You must be European.
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