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The margins on hardware are terrible. Multiplied by how few people care about home automation and you get a project that’s probably not making money. The two w
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The margins on hardware are terrible. Multiplied by how few people care about home automation and you get a project that’s probably not making money.
The two ways to close that gap are cloud service revenue (paid monthly or with privacy) or to charge thousands instead of hundreds for a thermostat.
Also, an ESP8266 costs 5-10$ and all the software needed to build your own gear can be one-click installed with the Arduino IDE. That’s what preserving freedom and privacy costs today.