I think joelonsoftware predicted a lot of the IoT failures a decade ago with this piece: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000037.html http://www.jo

I think joelonsoftware predicted a lot of the IoT failures a decade ago with this piece: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000037.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000037.html There are lots of companies that seem to be looking entirely at how IoT can help them, without actually considering whether their customers benefit. There was a group at CES offering an IoT propane tank valve. It gathers user data, great, but who the hell wants to sink $50 into a smart valve for their grill? An awful lot of the these companies are offering tiny value propositions to users, and expecting that they'll pay for the chance to give up their data. The "smart grid" is a wonderful dream, but when no two pieces integrate you're just selling some shitty wifi monitors.