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Originally Posted by Stealth22
I try to stay away from any proprietary/cloud-based systems now unless I have to, for that very reason. The name escapes me right now, but there was a home automation brand that recently announced they're going out of business, essentially rendering all of their devices worthless.
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Iris by Lowes. Absolutely brutal and a lesson we can all learn. Could you imagine if Nest, Hue, or Alexa suddenly ceased operations (next to zero chance, I know, but an alarming example.)?
I'm an IT professional as well and have taken many of the same steps as you. It's scary to think about how many people, like my parents, just plug these devices in and don't think twice about it.