Home automation needs a standard all companies can get behind. Right now, there are multiple standards so it's hard for customers to decide which to choose. We

Home automation needs a standard all companies can get behind. Right now, there are multiple standards so it's hard for customers to decide which to choose. We need companies to adopt one that will be the standard so consumers can feel comfortable with the one that's chosen without having to think about what standard to choose and whether it will be supported in the future. Wifi is a very good example of what is possible. Home automation companies should follow that example. If that's not possible then a large tech company should dominate the industry. It should not be Google since they have a bad reputation of taking on projects and dumping them once they feel that their are no near term profits. Microsoft is more focused on business products so they will have a hard time moving forward with the project. It needs to be Apple. They have the customers that are willing to adopt the product just because it's an Apple product. They can charge a premium and make the product the best it can be. And since home automation fits well with their other products they can be patient while people adopt it. Also, you can't dismiss the products design. Right now most home automation products need to be hidden from view since they aren't very stylish. Apple would change that. I think Apple should focus on home automation as their next hardware product category. Forget the car, they have a huge opportunity in putting order into the home automation industry.