I apologize if you got the wrong impression here: I’ve stated that we will not do this. I hope our commitments have been clear and firm.
Some of you may be familiar with the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF), a champion of freedom in hardware and software. They wrote this piece about Revolv/Nest, which is sobering and worth a read. In it, they say:
In an ideal world, Hub owners would be free to point their devices at a different central server, run by a third-party competitor or a trusted friend, or even run such a server on their own. They would likewise be free to collaborate on improved software that would unlock the potential of the Hub hardware or purchase such software from a competitor to Nest.
This is the approach we’re taking to ensure that, should something happen to us, you have options.