Re: Frustration + Solution
Agreed and I think Matter standard is a step in the right direction - it seems it does not need an online service, if you dont need/want it.
If Matter seems to be working out fine, will not mind finally starting on home automation stuff in the next year or so. With fully controlled systems which don't need to connect to external servers from other providers, I will probably be very keen on this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_(standard)
Fingers crossed :)