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I don’t think many people make a decision to “smartify” their home at any one point in time. The reality is that it creeps in over time. If you are shopping for
by kbos87 5y ago
I don’t think many people make a decision to “smartify” their home at any one point in time. The reality is that it creeps in over time. If you are shopping for a mid to high end anything today - lighting to a dishwasher - some smart features are likely going to be standard on many models. People get these things home, probably try and like some of the smart features. But inevitably over time you discover how poorly integrated they all are with one another, you become frustrated when the smart features start chronically disconnecting, and suddenly it’s all more trouble than it’s worth.
The only way out of this that I can see is the passage of time and steady iteration by device manufacturers, and real investment by a few platforms (eg Apple with HomeKit) to give us a decent front end and quasi home iPaaS. I worry they don’t have the incentive to keep investing.