[ceejayoz]

It also means they can reasonably assume there aren't 10 year old buttons using an ancient protocol out there to support.

[oneeyedpigeon]

You'd have to order an awful lot of toilet paper to have it only last 10 years. Even at a rate of one-press-per-week, it'll last getting on for 20 years.

[ceejayoz]

The sample use cases for these buttons is more frequent use than the Dash "order me something" ones.

[oneeyedpigeon]

But do they use a different protocol?

[dexterdog]

It's a thing with an ID that sends a single event. How much can the protocol evolve?

[ceejayoz]

Maybe the next version will have a thumbprint scanner so it knows who initiated the event. Maybe multiple buttons will be in a mesh network and send data about the other devices they're in contact with. I highly doubt we've seen the final feature set for IoT buttons.

[dexterdog]

But why would you deprecate the ability of a button to send a single event since that's what buttons do. Coordinating them in a mesh should be done outside of the device so it still works as a simple signaler.

[ihsw]

Sometimes planned obsolescence is a good thing.