And what point will I be forced to re-purchase for a stand alone device that no longer is supported, again.
You need to build devices that will continue to work unmodified, not requiring support, unless a user wants to change it.
I paid extra for the weather/climate feature and can no longer use it. And if I had not found out it stopped working this summer
would have incurred thousands in damage because it can no longer work. What if I had installed this for a customer?
Sorry sir, the manufacturer changed how they do things so we are forced to charge you more for a device they no longer support.