While that's true, we've also seen huge growth in stuff like Home Assistant, which goes a long way towards returning control to the user. Home Assistant integra

While that's true, we've also seen huge growth in stuff like Home Assistant, which goes a long way towards returning control to the user. Home Assistant integrates with the locked-in systems where possible, but also makes it easy to integrate local-only options. It's definitely a small drop in the home automation ocean, but it's a healthy ecosystem, available to anyone that wants to use it.