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Re:The Philips Hue ecosystem is collapsing into stupidity by nerdix on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @08:21PM (#37667910)
I really don't understand smart home hardware companies forcing communication through the cloud over local control. Do they think that they can get you hooked on the cloud and then charge you a monthly fee to turn on your lights?

Plus, they just pushed a Matter update which I think allows for local control. This seems like a good way to get people to sign in to setup matter and then never open the Hue app again.

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Re:The Philips Hue ecosystem is collapsing into stupidity by bombcar on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @08:27PM (#37667970)
It's exactly that. they think they can become a Lightbulb-as-a-Service company.

Insane.

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Re:The Philips Hue ecosystem is collapsing into stupidity by heatmiser on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @08:23PM (#37667932)
Wink tried this and with little success.
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Re:The Philips Hue ecosystem is collapsing into stupidity by callalex on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @11:46PM (#37669798)
Knowing how many people are home, when they are home, and what rooms they occupy is data that can be sold and is sold for several dollars a month. The point is to stalk you and manipulate you.
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Re:The Philips Hue ecosystem is collapsing into stupidity by darksensei on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @04:10AM (#37671614)
The Matter update is only for the hub to expose the devices connected to it over Matter, the bulbs themselves are still zigbee only. Better than nothing still.
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