Logitech announced to owners of Harmony Link devices that those devices will stop working in March 2018. They will be “bricked”. While Logitech responded to the furor by eventually doing the right thing and offering free upgrades, this speaks to the larger issue that “ownership” is a different concept in our new world of connected IoT devices.

TDYR 344 - Logitech’s Bricking of Harmony Link Devices - and “ownership” in the world of the IoT

Dan York - author, speaker, technologist - comments on the technical, cultural and social changes happening all around us, particularly related to the Internet.  Emerging technology, social media, security, and other random topics...

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Dan York - author, speaker, technologist - comments on the technical, cultural and social changes happening all around us, particularly related to the Internet. Emerging technology, social media, security, and other random topics...

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TDYR 344 - Logitech’s Bricking of Harmony Link Devices - and “ownership” in the world of the IoT

TDYR 344 - Logitech’s Bricking of Harmony Link Devices - and “ownership” in the world of the IoT