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You have one week to comply
Can’t compete with other companies, I know let’s charge them again for something they already bought.
Looks like a whole lot of devices are going in the trash today.
https://www.cnet.com/news/smart-home-hub-company-wink-switches-to-a-subscription-plan/
Dum.b.ass
cosinewave
Wink will be dead in the wink of an eye.
terriblethunderlizards
i like how they're going from "we're not making enough money!" to "we're not making any money!"
FanaticNinja
This is why all my IoT devices are on a vlan with no wan access.
megodk
Sounds sensible. No way for App control, though, right?
butthurtnevergetsbetter
You don't like having always-on mics and cams connected to the internet? You want actual privacy or something?
butthurtnevergetsbetter
This is the sort of shit free software/hardware advocates warn about. Nobody cares until it actually happens, though.
Foomart
If this doesn’t tank Wink and helps it in anyway, watch other companies trying to pull this model off as well.
butthurtnevergetsbetter
It's the capitalist way. If you can screw the customer out of their money in any way, use that way.