cloud-only-connected-IoT "Things" are the worst! I pulled #littlebits out of storage to add SFX to the cardboard rocket ship my kids were building... only to find out cloud control (control.littlebitscloud.cc) is like permanently down... rendering all that hardware almost useless
oh well here is a nice article summing up this very problem: https://makezine.com/2021/05/07/when-your-device-breaks-up-with-you/ - a big deal when you're building these one-day-osbsolete SmartDevices into your home..