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This article was a surprisingly difficult read. It felt like every other word was a brand name, and the underlying confusing naming scheme surely didn't help. O
by daxterspeed 7y ago
This article was a surprisingly difficult read. It felt like every other word was a brand name, and the underlying confusing naming scheme surely didn't help. On top of that the author flip-flops between the issues of Nest going away (loss of privacy, and product ecosystem) while excited about Nest functionality moving to Google Home (Google Nest?).
I think the main takeaway for me is that it'll probably be another decade until there's any stability to be found in the "smart home" ecosystem.
- luckylion 7y ago> It felt like every other word was a brand name God, yes, that's been annoying me a lot recently. Was a bird fined? No, Bird was fined. Do you want a smart home? Buy Smart Home! I find it much easier to read when brands and products aren't just random nouns.
- asdff 7y agoIt makes it tricky to even search for terms. I was trying to google something about Pocket a while back and man I nearly threw my computer at the wall trying to dig for a relevant result. I think a lot of companies unintentionally shoot themselves in the foot pulling their single word product name out of the dictionary.
- justin66 7y agoOf course, a decade is optimistic. You could have felt the same way and written the same thing a decade ago. It's possible that there will never be any stability in the smart home ecosystem, and constantly buying and throwing away electronic junk is simply the norm.
- 2Ccltvcm 7y agoStability in the ecosystem means loss of revenue stream. Disorder must be preserved to generate revenue reliably.