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Home Assistant renames its cloud service in swipe at Big Tech
Original: Big Tech ruined the cloud, so we're renaming ours
Home Assistant announced it is renaming its cloud offering, arguing that large technology companies have degraded what 'cloud' means through lock-in, subscriptions and privacy trade-offs. The smart home project, known for local-first automation, is repositioning its paid remote access service to distance it from mainstream cloud products. Readers are debating whether the rebrand reflects genuine differentiation or mostly marketing.
Why now: The Home Assistant blog post criticising Big Tech's cloud practices struck a chord with developers wary of vendor lock-in.
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