That's a very interesting way of looking at it. I never thought about it that way before, but that's exactly what I'm talking about. For example, I have a goog

That's a very interesting way of looking at it. I never thought about it that way before, but that's exactly what I'm talking about. For example, I have a google home. Google home relies on an external server to work, but that's okay, since it's not really "replacing" anything, only adding a new "class" of device. But it's not okay for a door lock to not take a standard key (or in my case, the door lock needed a number pad), just to get "smart" functionality.