[HN Gopher] Ubiquiti starts serving ads in their management inte...
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Ubiquiti starts serving ads in their management interface
Author : andremedeiros
Score : 46 points
Date : 2021-03-29 21:09 UTC (1 hours ago)
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(TXT) w3m dump (twitter.com)
| exabrial wrote:
| I'm willing to pay for major updates that include new features,
| even on a per-device basis. I'm not willing to pay for things I
| already bought that don't work correctly (bug fixes).
|
| This ad-supported model isn't needed or wanted.
| andremedeiros wrote:
| Agreed. It's not like their hardware is cheap or subsidized
| either, like the Cloud Key, which is a tiny device that acts as
| a proxy and has some cache storage for firmware updates that
| costs upwards of $100 here.
| warmwaffles wrote:
| Also runs mongodb
| bozzcl wrote:
| Bummer, I was considering switching to a full Ubiquiti setup in
| the future. Are there any other worthwhile competitors?
| warmwaffles wrote:
| I was also looking into this pretty recently.
|
| Good info here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G2g7Txgzgw
| chaostheory wrote:
| Reading the Glassdoor reviews of Engenius makes it sound like
| a clone of Ubiquiti minus Ubiquiti's weird dislike of
| automated testing. Still, I hope that there is a decent
| alternative to UI
| burke wrote:
| I'm even more astonished by the dismissive, misspelled, and
| incorrect support response.
|
| * telling the customer they're wrong...
|
| * incorrectly...
|
| * and with multiple typos.
|
| Yes, very cool.
| madjam002 wrote:
| The customer service response is deplorable, makes me think
| twice about purchasing any more Ubiquiti gear.
| errantmind wrote:
| One of the reasons I have used Ubiquiti over the last few years
| is their product quality over other networking hardware. The
| inclusion of ads leads me to revisit those assumptions before my
| next purchase.
|
| Ads, even if self-promotion, are a bellwether for a company being
| desperate or greedy, neither of which bodes well for their long-
| term product quality, usually because it indicates sales people
| are making the decisions. They also often lead to a slippery
| slope of increasing user data collection
| andremedeiros wrote:
| The funny thing is that I have a UDMP on the way, because one
| of my APs died and I figured it was time to upgrade the network
| a bit, but now I'm refusing delivery and sending it back for a
| full refund.
| crocsarecool wrote:
| We upgraded to Ubiquiti a few months ago. I was so impressed by
| the hardware for the price. The dream machine firewall had such
| a good interface compared to more expensive firewalls I've used
| in the past. I've been very pleased so far, but this and
| another article have me worried they're going downhill.
| andremedeiros wrote:
| Mind sharing the other article?
| rachelbythebay wrote:
| First they track you, then they pander to you, then they sell you
| out completely.
|
| Guess we just got to step 2.
| umeshunni wrote:
| Misleading tweet. This looks more like them promoting an update
| to their own product than them "serving ads".
| andremedeiros wrote:
| How is it misleading? Can you explain to me what the difference
| between "promoting an update to their own product" and an ad?
|
| This is an ad, pure and simple. They're pushing a product they
| know I don't own with a clear call to action, and without a way
| for me to remove it or disable it.
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