SkyDrop (Smart Irrigation)

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SkyDrop (Smart Irrigation)

Basic information
Founded	2013-07-01
Legal Structure
Industry	Home automation
Also known as
Official website

SkyDrop was a smart sprinkler controller company, founded in 2013 in American Fork, Utah, by Bret Cloward and Clark Endrizzi. The company launched its smart sprinkler controller with a focus on using weather data to create automated, water-efficient watering schedules.

Incidents

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the SkyDrop (Smart Irrigation) category.

Cloud subscription model change (2019)

In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash. The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve.

Bankruptcy (2019)

Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings, leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This is called Bait-and-switch.

Products

This is a list of the company's product lines with articles on this wiki.

• Example product line one (release date): Short summary of the product's incidents.
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See also

Bait-and-switch