Has anyone else seen this? This seems to be a common pattern lately. Companies will list all their products:
Product X1 Product X2 Product Y1 Product Y2 Product R42 Product F25
… but they don’t have a page explaining what the difference between the X line, Y Line, R Line, and F Line actually are. Let’s say they are gadgets. Would it hurt them in any way to simply say the X line prioritizes speed, the Y line is backwards compatible with legacy gadgets, the R line is meant for business use, and the F line is experimental form factors. How do you not think to put this info on your page?
Took me awhile to figure this out when I was first considering getting their stuff. Basically, you need some kinda server on the network running their programs to manage their devices. The “cloud” devices include this capability, otherwise you’ll need either their cloud key or to set up your own server running it. It’s definitely poorly explained and the weird pricing schemes don’t make any sense really.
So why not sell only the cloud version? Does that version somehow prevent management from another cloud key? If not, having the functionality dormant costs nothing.