Osram is discontinuing the cloud server operation for Lightify as of August 31, 2021.
In this particular case, it’s only somewhat problematic because the devices can mostly be connected to Hue gateways. However, this is a clear example for anyone who equips their home or new build (considering the lifespan of a house!) with such gimmicks simply because they look nice in advertisements and appear cheaper. Just imagine what would happen if, for example, Loxone ever decided to do something similar. But hey, we did warn you.
Fire away!
In this particular case, it’s only somewhat problematic because the devices can mostly be connected to Hue gateways. However, this is a clear example for anyone who equips their home or new build (considering the lifespan of a house!) with such gimmicks simply because they look nice in advertisements and appear cheaper. Just imagine what would happen if, for example, Loxone ever decided to do something similar. But hey, we did warn you.
Fire away!
untergasse439 Mar 2020 22:33dhd82 schrieb:
Well, the original poster probably didn’t say “Fire away!” without reason and maybe wanted to spice up the discussions in this subforum. Unfortunately, they chose a very poor example to illustrate their point, and the substantive discussion about the situation described is basically over; what remains now is purely entertainment.Exactly. This example came up recently, so I mentioned it. I also stated at the beginning that devices from this one manufacturer can be intercepted by other systems.Of course, the example is not 100% conclusive in this case, but it illustrates what can happen. That is exactly what I wanted to bring up for discussion, since there are often doubts here about whether manufacturers would actually do something like this.
untergasse43 schrieb:
I can handle that some people obviously feel personally attacked and become offensive I didn’t intend to insult you directly. Since I use KNX myself, I probably don’t have a particular reason to do so. It is inevitable that manufacturers discontinue some products in the growing “smart home” market. Osram, in particular, generally has structural problems. However, criticizing proprietary systems across the board is simply unnecessary.
There will always be new products coming and going, which is why I generally recommend making decisions based not on "Brand X vs. Brand Y," but rather on the topology (star vs. bus) or the architecture (distributed vs. centralized intelligence). This approach significantly reduces issues with sourcing components for upgrades, since you often only need to replace the parts without rendering all the “hidden” wiring useless.
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The craftsmen who have worked in my house so far were quite surprised; the tiler didn’t want to believe that a switch could work behind the tile.
The Miniserver, which had unchanged hardware for 10 years, has now been updated—demonstrating sustainability and quality. Back then, Tree and Air were not even a topic.
If you think about it, during the expansion, upgrading to DALI and KNX is always possible.
I’m ordering two extra lamps so that I have some spares, and the Tree Extension isn’t that expensive either.
The system is so advanced—why would they go bankrupt?
The Miniserver, which had unchanged hardware for 10 years, has now been updated—demonstrating sustainability and quality. Back then, Tree and Air were not even a topic.
If you think about it, during the expansion, upgrading to DALI and KNX is always possible.
I’m ordering two extra lamps so that I have some spares, and the Tree Extension isn’t that expensive either.
The system is so advanced—why would they go bankrupt?