As someone actively working in the smart home space, I refrain from calling our business IoT for exactly this reason. I&#x27;ve even challenged the team to stay away from smart home. We do very little &quot;smart&quot; home stuff and instead rely on cleverly designing a set of devices that don&#x27;t require an application or future technology (AI, voice control) to work properly. They also don&#x27;t take up space in your home and combine the functionality of two or more devices into one.<p>I&#x27;d like to think I&#x27;ve been a bullhorn for the &quot;IoT is stupid&quot; movement, but I think the author did a great job of calling it out as well.