From 1b75eba5542d1c55c44f738a94d01aa63700f564 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Emil Nilsson Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 17:35:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Fix broken link 2016-04-04-your-hub-should-be-local-and-open.markdown (#10554) Ninja sphere seems to have been discontinued and the article linked to is no longer available. https://blog.adafruit.com/2015/05/11/ninja-blocks-is-no-longer-developing-the-sphere-ninjablocks-makerbusiness-iot/ Broken link: https://discuss.ninjablocks.com/t/ninja-blocks-whats-been-happening-whats-happening-next/3608 Removed link, no change to text. --- .../2016-04-04-your-hub-should-be-local-and-open.markdown | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/_posts/2016-04-04-your-hub-should-be-local-and-open.markdown b/source/_posts/2016-04-04-your-hub-should-be-local-and-open.markdown index 9b5832fd789..7a22a5179fa 100644 --- a/source/_posts/2016-04-04-your-hub-should-be-local-and-open.markdown +++ b/source/_posts/2016-04-04-your-hub-should-be-local-and-open.markdown @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ author_twitter: balloob categories: Internet-of-Things --- -Today the news spread that Google will be [shutting down the Revolv hubs][medium-revolv]. And shutting down here doesn't mean they stop selling or supporting them - no, they are sending an update to each hub to turn your perfectly fine home automation hub into a useless piece of plastic. The fact that this seemed like a good idea by Google astonishes me. If anything, they should have gone the same route as [ninjasphere]: open it all up and let people decide on the fate of their _own_ hub. +Today the news spread that Google will be [shutting down the Revolv hubs][medium-revolv]. And shutting down here doesn't mean they stop selling or supporting them - no, they are sending an update to each hub to turn your perfectly fine home automation hub into a useless piece of plastic. The fact that this seemed like a good idea by Google astonishes me. If anything, they should have gone the same route as ninjasphere: open it all up and let people decide on the fate of their _own_ hub. I've said it [before][perfect-cloud] but I'll repeat it again: @@ -21,6 +21,5 @@ Your hub should not be affected when your internet breaks down or the company th Unless you can afford losing a product here and there, be cautious when buying IoT products that depend on the cloud from companies that are not well established. The chances are high that they go bankrupt or get acquired and closed. This however is easier said than done as [Gartner] predicts that by 2017, 50 percent of IoT solutions will originate in startups that are less than three years old. [medium-revolv]: https://medium.com/@arlogilbert/the-time-that-tony-fadell-sold-me-a-container-of-hummus-cb0941c762c1#.rmppks86a -[ninjasphere]: https://discuss.ninjablocks.com/t/ninja-blocks-whats-been-happening-whats-happening-next/3608 [perfect-cloud]: /blog/2016/01/19/perfect-home-automation/#your-system-should-run-at-home-not-in-the-cloud [Gartner]: http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2869521