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I think the group of people who would buy something with "smart" in the name and also really care about reliability is pretty small. For instance, most people
by recursive 1y ago
I think the group of people who would buy something with "smart" in the name and also really care about reliability is pretty small.
For instance, most people who want a reliable mattress would buy one that doesn't require, or allow configuration.
It seems to me that most of the home automation enthusiasts are actually into configuration and troubleshooting as a hobby. And maybe doing party tricks. There's nothing wrong with that. But I don't think there are enough people to really make this badge work.
- dpark 1y agoThis is a weird take, especially in an environment where so many products are now “smart” whether you want them to be or not.
- recursive 1y agoIf the products are smart even if I don't want them to be, it's even easier for them to not have this certification badge, even if I want them to.
- dpark 1y agoI wasn’t talking about the hypothetical certification. I was talking about this: > I think the group of people who would buy something with "smart" in the name and also really care about reliability is pretty small.