How Business Model Shapes Hardware Choices
Brands building a subscription revenue model around cloud storage or live monitoring increasingly favor connectivity-first hardware design (stronger Wi-Fi antennas, cloud-optimized firmware) over local-storage-first designs.
The Counter-Trend Toward Local-Only Options
At the same time, privacy-conscious market segments are driving demand for local-storage-only variants, pushing some manufacturers toward dual-mode designs supporting both business models from shared hardware.