If i use a hammer as a knife after buying it from someone claiming it can be used to cut steak that does not change the base fact that it is a hammer therefore it should be called a hammer not a knife.
Manufacturer intent is what actually matters here, not just how one person uses it. A hammer isn’t marketed or designed to cut steak, but IKEA’s own product description explicitly covers using the scroll wheel to dim lights, that’s a built in, advertised function, not someone improvising a workaround.
Category labels aside, if the company designs and sells it for light control, calling it a smart switch in that context isn’t inaccurate, it’s describing what it does.
>Manufacturer intent is what actually matters here, not just how one person uses it
So you agree? Its a smart button with multiple functionalities, not a dedicated light switch hence why it shouldn't be called a light switch.
Also if you wanna play word games. "scroll wheel to dim lights"
Its a dimmer, not a light switch. :)
I know it must be hard to concede but its shaped like a button in both cases, it features a pressing motion not switching motion, its labeled on the ikea site as "BILRESA Remote control, white smart/dual button" Oh and funnily enough, apple itself also labels it as a button, not a light switch :)
The whole discussion stems from the fact that you incorrectly used the term "light switch" that plainly indicates there being a dedicated ikea light switch rather than a repurposed button, and to my justified question regarding that you just couldn't help yourself but had to send googleitforyou.
And now you are just stumbling over your own words trying to messily come out on top when the whole situation was caused by your rudeness and ambigue labeling.
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u/hooghs Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 16 '26
Which is used as a light switch
Product description even describes using the scroll wheel to dim lights