So does Phillips, when they remotely nuked 3rd party light bulbs. The 3rd parties used their specs that were available. But that didn't matter. Something something profit. (They too reversed their decision after a few days of really bad press. I'm just waiting for them to reverse it again, with less internet fanfare.)
My bigger question here is of "reasonable sale" and CFAA. How are these NOT violations of the CFAA? Cause I can think of no customer who bought the Phillips Hue sets who wanted the "feature" of 'nuke 3rd party bulbs'.
And yeah, it's only time when Phillips, Logitech, and the rest of IoT crap gets remote-nuked. Give me MQTT/CoAP/AMQP or you can keep your shit!
(And yeah, this topic, like my name, makes me CRANKY. My hardware is mine, and I expect that the vendor I buy stuff from doesn't vandalize or destroy functionality now or in the future. That's vandalism, computer hacking, and/or fraudulent transaction. Take your pick.)
UPDATE: I didn't mention what I'd like as a way forward. Sure, I'm OK with updates as long as they FIX problems, and potentially add features. My ideal setup is: supports basic MQTT/CoAP/AMQP with local server, along with their proprietary cloud control. If cloud control bails, you might lose add-on value but you can re-implement yourself. The devices don't end up dead, just temporarily reduced. You might have to buy a VPS, or poke a hole in your firewall and do the dyndns song and dance..
