BTW Smart home problem is similar to smart watch problem!
Read an article that basically said that all Internet of Things (IoT) devices need to work together to make a solution which is truly valuable. And wearables are part of the IoT. So, for some of the same reasons and for some new ones, every IoT really needs to adopt open standards. Also, the "smart" home needs a "smart" "base" which isn't a cell phone.
When you expand IoT to include both wearables and smart home items the first argument gets even louder. Making me buy an Android phone for the conceivable future just so I can keep using my watch is a little absurd, but probably not a deal breaker for many. But, making me buy a specific brand of smart fridge or light-bulb or thermostat is a completely different story. Smart fridges are FAR more expensive and expected to stay around far longer than a phone or watch. Very few people cycle through fridges annually and if I want to use smart features of a fridge demanding a particular brand of smart phone is borderline crazy. And the opposite is even crazier.
Granted, this same BS goes on with cars now with Apple Car. And a BMW's price tag makes a fridge look cheap... but, then we also tend to cycle through cars faster than fridges despite the price disparity.
My points here are simple though. In the long run it will be a company or companies that embrace open standards for IoT communication which win out, and also to call it a smart home, it has to be smart on its own and not need a cell phone, let alone a specific brand to drive the smarts.
When you expand IoT to include both wearables and smart home items the first argument gets even louder. Making me buy an Android phone for the conceivable future just so I can keep using my watch is a little absurd, but probably not a deal breaker for many. But, making me buy a specific brand of smart fridge or light-bulb or thermostat is a completely different story. Smart fridges are FAR more expensive and expected to stay around far longer than a phone or watch. Very few people cycle through fridges annually and if I want to use smart features of a fridge demanding a particular brand of smart phone is borderline crazy. And the opposite is even crazier.
Granted, this same BS goes on with cars now with Apple Car. And a BMW's price tag makes a fridge look cheap... but, then we also tend to cycle through cars faster than fridges despite the price disparity.
My points here are simple though. In the long run it will be a company or companies that embrace open standards for IoT communication which win out, and also to call it a smart home, it has to be smart on its own and not need a cell phone, let alone a specific brand to drive the smarts.
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