IoT gadget maker AcuRite shares reasoning for killing customers’ favorite app
Summary
Ars Technica reports that AcuRite will retire the My AcuRite app and push users to AcuRite NOW, citing obsolete underlying technology. The piece explains the rationale, contrasts feature gaps, and discusses the broader impact on customers and the IoT device ecosystem, including a subscription-based data-sharing model with Weather Underground.