What interested me in WebThings was: * independance of any device vendor * independance of operating system vendor * independance of cloud vendor (local data

What interested me in WebThings was: * independance of any device vendor * independance of operating system vendor * independance of cloud vendor (local data) * true openess that would allow some hope of device vendors contributing integrations As a former developer of a proprietary home gateway who has studied and implemented many home automation protocols I know too much the mess of the home automation ecosystem. Just walled gardens. And gateway APIs are one way to lock-in users and software developers. I wonder if that "new commercial sponsor" will not change the balance of independancy.