It’s like reddit, but I don’t have to feel icky.




given up looking for replacements
r/anarchydnd
r/apolloapp
r/Condution
r/robotech
r/OSUOnlineCS
r/vintageobscura
r/ZeroCovidCommunitv

  • 13 Posts
  • 1.22K Comments
Joined 2 years ago
cake
Cake day: June 13th, 2023

help-circle


















  • I did, too. It was actively developed until those shitheads bought Nest. Then the only “upgrade” was to add clicking noises when changing the temperature that don’t respect the OS keyboard clicks setting.

    Just think how much bandwidth and computing and human resources they’re saving money on. Oh, wait, it’s hardly anything to change the temperature and they’re a billion dollar company. But how will they sell more if they don’t fuck over the early adopters?

    Belkin is pulling the same stunt with their Wemo switches and plugs.

    We understand this is a letdown, especially if you’ve relied on Wemo in your daily routine. Reliability and trust have always been central to Belkin, and we recognize that this transition may not reflect the experience you’ve come to expect from us. We are genuinely sorry for the disruption.

    Bullshit! If you cared you’d support your enthusiast customers. Again, we’re talking about very little resources and a very large company. Just leave these lies out of your announcement email.

    If they were genuinely sorry but still committed to pulling the plugs on the backend, they would ad least do this:

    When these companies want to cease updates and shutdown their servers, they should be required to:

    1. Provide a path to install open source or third party firmware
    2. Fully document the communication with the the device requires to function
    3. Allow pointing the device at an open source or third party server