...…. The cloud is just a way of marketing the internet and make it sound hip and new ……
Wow. I don't think you could be anymore wrong. Maybe.... just too many trees blocking your view of the forest.
….The cloud is not a problem. The problem is that when the ONLY way to access your device is through a server that you have no control over, you are placing a bet that that server will last longer than your interest in using their device ……. If the device has local control (be it a button on the device or an interface through WiFi, or whatever else), the device functions regardless of the fate of that server.
There are some users.... who have little or NO grid capabilities. They require "special" solutions. But for the vast majority of Home Automation users access to servers are NOT a problem.
Control issues?!?!? According to my son (who works for the foremost electric power provider)… eletric power is also cloud driven technology now-a-days. So... there is no way to effectively avoid the cloud (even with conventional old fashion switch-flipping).
Control... or the desire for control... is after all, a fear based [spiritual] issue. In todays spiritually deprived world... I am not surprised to see that be an issue with
any situation. Fortunately... at my age... I am not so much troubled with fear of future events. Although.... I am no less human than anyone else.
Well said bkenobi. In the mid-90's I bought a ReplayTV...….
…..The risk associated with cloud based services is nothing new. Cloud based services are terrific and provide lots of benefits but the risks need to be recognized and minimized.
Yes. And after little more than a 100 years...
Sear's filed for bankruptcy just the other day. It would be a shame.... if you are just now realizing that all products, brands, companies, PEOPLE... are only temporary. Most jobs people work today..... will no longer exist... when my granddaughter is my age. Our (great) used-to-could stories won't change/fix/alter.... anything.
Everything changes. And cutting edge technology changes VERY fast. I don't expect my Amazon 2nd gen devices to still function when the 5th or 6th gen is released.
These are NOT risks. This is the natural evolution of technology. It can NOT be managed or controlled. This is something normally dealt with spiritually. Meaning.... it can only be accepted for what it is.