IndicatorSmart Baby MonitorFinal Results
The product life cycle is communicated to the potential owner before purchase.
  • The manufacturer gives no indication on any public-facing documentation of a product life cycle.
Every feature of the product will continue to work the stated product life cycle; that is, the manufacturer will not 'brick' certain parts of the product during that time frame.
  • The manufacturer of the baby monitor does not indicate that there is an expected life cycle for the baby monitor, and at least some of the features of the monitor rely on servers managed by the manufacturer in order to function.
  • The manufacturer is therefore capable of removing some functionality from the baby monitor and gives no guarantee of the life cycle during which that will not happen.

The manufacturer will not cease to support the functionality I come to expect during the product life cycle.
  • The manufacturer of the baby monitor does not provide a life cycle for the product, and therefore does not promise to support its functionality through the life cycle.
Replacement services will exist if the manufacturer ceases to support the functionality during the product life cycle.
  • The baby monitor’s manufacturer does not provide for a product life cycle, nor does it address the existence of replacement services should it cease to support the monitor’s functionality.
The company commits that, in the event the company is sold or acquired, the new owner will maintain the intended functionality for the full product life cycle.
  • The baby monitor’s manufacturer makes no claims about the actions of any future owner of the company.