Avuton Olrich6d ago
JWM

Any Wemo switch is now #crippleware

Instead of opening up the source code, #Belkin has decided to brick every device you're already paid for.

@pluralistic was right...any company that does not support interop should not be trusted.

Jul 10 at 6:28pmWeb
Show threadW6KME6d ago
@ildiavolorosso @pluralistic Add Belkin to the Never Buy list.
Show threadMikeSaul6d ago
@ildiavolorosso @pluralistic good to know-was just looking for a portable power device and was seriously cuing up to get one from this company recommended on Wirecutter but now hard no!
Show threadViss6d ago
@ildiavolorosso @pluralistic go to the cloud they said.
it'll be fine they said
Show threadJWM6d ago
@Viss @pluralistic As a former Salesforce employee, I feel partly responsible for that :(
Show threadr0k6d ago

@ildiavolorosso @pluralistic

> What this means for you:

buying our products was a mistake

Show threadTodd Miller6d ago
@ildiavolorosso @pluralistic Brickification doesn’t quite have the ring enshitification does, does it?
Show threadJWM6d ago
@tmiller @pluralistic Dunno… #enbrickification does seem to roll off the tongue :)
Show threadPaul Armstrong6d ago

@ildiavolorosso @pluralistic This is why when I'm looking at buying things these days I'm looking for

a) Does it have an app? No is a good answer.
b) Can I use all (or at least most) of the system without the app?