Amazon Common Software for Devices
One of the things I am most skeptical about for the future of IoT is that it's just REALLY hard to get the basics of networking, meshing, security, and updates down without an experienced and dedicated engineering team.<p>Realistically, Whirlpool just isn't going to be able to field that team to make their laundry machine resilient to malware attacks or a bricking update.<p>I always thought the only way forward with IoT was if it a big tech player offered an SDK / IoT platform that allowed developers to focus on the widgety part of their widget without having to think about the complexities of running an internet connected device. This seems like a big jump towards that.<p>(I worked at a wifi router company.)