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Lightbulb DRM: Philips Locks Purchasers Out of 3rd-Party Bulbs With New Firmware (techdirt.com)
sandbagger writes: Purchasers of the Philips Hue 'smart' ambient lighting system are finding out that the new firmware pushed out by the manufacturer has cut off access to previously-supported lightbulbs. Philips contends that this move will help their customers. A statement from the company reads in part: "While the Philips Hue system is based on open technologies we are not able to ensure all products from other brands are tested and fully interoperable with all of our software updates. For guaranteed compatibility you need to use Philips Hue or certified Friends of Hue products."
but without the internet connectivity how will i ever be able to turn on the lights.
Philips: Fuck you!
Tony "Scarface" Montana: No . . . FUCK HUE!
I guess you needed to have seen the movie to get that joke . . .
Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
Send a packet to your Roomba to roll over to the wall and turn on the light.
How many lightbulb manufacturers does it take to screw up a market?
Carly Fiorina is not, and never has been, the CEO of Yahoo. I guess all blonde female CEOs look the same to you? ;-)
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
Sounds like an opportunity to make the new VHS of lighting. Phillips will become Betamax, expensive and proprietary. The new standard will be cheap and open, and widely supported, and popular with porn studios.
const int one = 65536; (Silvermoon, Texture.cs)
SJW, n: "Someone I don't like, and by the way I'm a fuckwit" - AC