> Does complexity not enter into the equation? Sure it does. There's a setup cost, and it's fully possible that it's not worth messing with something like that

> Does complexity not enter into the equation? Sure it does. There's a setup cost, and it's fully possible that it's not worth messing with something like that unless you enjoy tinkering (and the way I see the market moving it seems likely that smart homes will stay that way for awhile). The user story definitely exists though. > What if you feel like oversleeping and now your coffee is cold? In the outlined scenario, your snooze function would want to also turn off the lights, the motion-activated baseboard lights going to your coffee maker would work fine, and your coffee maker would still be preheated and have wasted a bit of power if you didn't have some kind of a timed cutoff or similar.