Again, "smart" devices are not smart when they depend on other people's services. They will lose functionality or be completely bricked when it's no longer in someone's pet project or profitable enough.
Ars Technica: Amazon is bricking primary feature on $160 Echo device after 1 year
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/amazon-is-bricking-primary-feature-on-160-echo-device-after-1-year/
#InternetOfShit #Amazon
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