Originally Posted By: mlord
The problem is with the device being nothing but a (very tiny) doorstop when ElectricImp eventually goes bust (1-10 years from now). Imagine a whole home automation system based on it.. now needing replacement.

Or not necessarily "going bust", but simply "losing interest" or "deprecating the product."

Ain't gonna fly, at least not with anyone who thinks ahead.


Of course, it could go very well... smile

I do see what you mean, but on the other hand any local server that a normal person might put in will likely also suffer from bit rot. A subscription service at least has a reason to continue operating as long as it has subscribers - My UK TiVo service ran for many many years after TiVo abandoned the UK market, for example.

If you want to roll your own home monitoring/control solution, there's a wide range of things on the market to do that work.