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(looking square at you, Alexa). Not Crestron? Commercial home automation largely came on their backs long before Alexa, along with the annoying vendor exclusiv
by dvtrn 7y ago
(looking square at you, Alexa).
Not Crestron? Commercial home automation largely came on their backs long before Alexa, along with the annoying vendor exclusive peculiarities w/rt interoperability.
- orev 7y agoI think OPs point is the “commercial breakthrough” part. Yes, there have been home automation vendors for decades that have tried the lock-in game, but you really cannot say any of them are a huge commercial success outside of niche areas. It’s only now with devices like Alexa that people have really gotten much more into home automation.
- dvtrn 7y agobut you really cannot say any of them are a huge commercial success outside of niche areas. But this is the exact point I'm making about Crestron, they are absolutely a massive commercial success in not just home automation but automated facilities and media control period. From home to college campuses to professional sports arenas. They are a massive player in that vertical.
- orev 7y ago“Commercial success” in this context is home automation. The only people who have a Crestron system at home are wealthy people. That’s a niche market. When they have the same market penetration as Apple or Google do with phones, then I will agree.
- dvtrn 7y agoPlease pardon me, genuinely for feeling like the goalposts have been moved, on the topic, here.