Home Assistant has a new foundation and a goal to become a consumer brand

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/home-assistants-new-foundation-focused-on-privacy-choice-and-sustainability/

Can a non-profit foundation get Home Assistant to the point of Home Depot boxes?

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NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Commence the enshittification

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- Player2@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Maybe so, but ease of use is crucial to get regular people to start using private and local alternatives. As long as something like Amazon Echo or Google Home are the only things on the shelf, people that aren’t actively looking for an alternative will never find it.
  
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