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Fully working 270€ Nest Dropcam will no longer be supported. (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Word does spread and if there are enough of a group, people will likely setup 3rd party hosting solutions around supporting abandoned abut functional products.

But the secondary effect is likely to be that companies support their products for much longer.

[–] Feathercrown 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If companies do that then it's useful. Otherwise, open servers is a good thing, but is only a true solution for smart home hobbyists.