Logitech is bricking your old hardware, reminding us why cloud-powered gadgets suck.
Logitech informed owners of its Harmony Link – a hub to connect your home entertainment devices and control them from your phone or tablet – that it’s shutting off the gadget’s cloud service, so you’ll no longer be able to play movies, music or TV shows with a connected Android or iOS device after March 16, 2018.
The company said that if your Link is under warranty, you can score a free upgrade to the newer Harmony Hub. However, that leaves out a lot of customers who purchased the Link closer to its launch back in 2011. All they get is a discount on the purchase of a new Hub.
Logitech’s intention here may be to provide better service with a more powerful device – but if you read the posts in this thread on the company’s forum, it’s clear that many customers share the notion of ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’ And they’re right.
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