Ask HN: Why is the state of “smart home” devices still so dire?
No one is willing to give up control. Unlike the PC era where the computer was the user&#x27;s, all these systems are part of various walled gardens. Really excellent loved cared for neat experiences just don&#x27;t happen in corporate isolation, or they become mismanaged over time. Even if a corporation does do good for some folks, who they target wont match what other consumers want.<p>The whole IoT era is plagued by draconian old-world corporate power-control games, which are unrefined crudity compared to where PCs had been headed. Some healthy standards &amp; protocols that actually leave users in power would start to cleanup the toxic waste dump operating-regime these products are in now.