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The point he's making is that a QR-based flow that doesn't require downloading and installing an app, and instead uses the already-installed web browser, is even lower friction and can be used by ordinary folks just as well, if not better, thanks to having fewer friction points. Requiring an installed proprietary app to manage a physical device that would otherwise be manageable via a web interface is not a net impro…
On one hand: A thing that requires an app for setup does not necessarily require a login to some new party's outside service; it often gets shaped that way, but it does not need to be that way. On the other hand: A thing that requires a web browser for setup does not necessarily allow strictly-local configuration; it often gets shaped that way, but it does not have to be that way. There's no rule or law that says tha…
Re: Motorola effectively bricked its entire line of WiFi routers without explanation
#151A real router has no radio. It has no SSID. It routes traffic. It applies a set of ACLs to determine if traffic should be forwarded. That’s it. No switching. No WiFi. Just routing. If routes traffic on the wire.