I think joelonsoftware predicted a lot of the IoT failures a decade ago with this piece: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.joelonsoftware.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;fog0000000037.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.joelonsoftware.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;fog0000000037.html</a><p>There are lots of companies that seem to be looking entirely at how IoT can help <i>them</i>, without actually considering whether their <i>customers</i> benefit. There was a group at CES offering an IoT propane tank valve. It gathers user data, great, but who the hell wants to sink $50 into a smart valve for their grill?<p>An awful lot of the these companies are offering tiny value propositions to users, and expecting that they&#x27;ll pay for the chance to give up their data. The &quot;smart grid&quot; is a wonderful dream, but when no two pieces integrate you&#x27;re just selling some shitty wifi monitors.