dantheclamman@lemmy.world to homeassistant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoHaier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown noticewww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkHaier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown noticewww.bleepingcomputer.comdantheclamman@lemmy.world to homeassistant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square22fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThose users don’t send usage data back to Haier that they can then sell to other companies
minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYes, but without the plug in, they wouldn’t buy the product to give the data. It’s circulat logic on their part.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI bet they’re using data sales to subsidize the cost of the devices.
minus-squareMidnight Wolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSubsidize? Oh sweetheart, that’s not happening - that’s just more profit! Silly goose!
Those users don’t send usage data back to Haier that they can then sell to other companies
Yes, but without the plug in, they wouldn’t buy the product to give the data. It’s circulat logic on their part.
I bet they’re using data sales to subsidize the cost of the devices.
Subsidize? Oh sweetheart, that’s not happening - that’s just more profit! Silly goose!