# Home Assistant renames Home Assistant Cloud to Link

> The open-source smart home platform Home Assistant is kicking the cloud to the curb — in name at least. “We are renaming Home Assistant Cloud to Home Assistant Link, because we hate clouds,” founder Paulus Schoutsen…

- **Source:** [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1003936/home-assistant-says-big-tech-ruined-the-cloud-so-were-out?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6abfcd54039711dd65471f56)
- **Published:** 2026-10-02
- **Category:** Smart Home
- **Tags:** #apple #google #ai
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