Its not just this device, its others like the Google Home. Why? Because ISPs and home networks are awful a non-trivial amount of time. It also gives leverage t

Its not just this device, its others like the Google Home. Why? Because ISPs and home networks are awful a non-trivial amount of time. It also gives leverage to Evil ISPs to hold Google ransom for the DNS queries needed to make the thing work propertly. I dont think the average person knows or cares how fragile the internet actually is (unless, of course, you happen to live in China, which activiely manipulates and breaks DNS routinely for glorious reasons)