<i>&quot;Arguably this is already happening in the consumer IoT market. The default assumption is that a product will spy on you, be uninteroperable, insecure, and vulnerable to remote-bricking by the manufacturer.&quot;</i><p>Maybe that&#x27;s why the Internet of Things market isn&#x27;t taking off. The Nest smoke detector isn&#x27;t a reliable smoke detector, because it can be disabled remotely. The Samsung Internet-connected refrigerator loses functions because Google changed something and nobody takes responsibility for updating the refrigerator. The home IoT crowd is selling into a market where things are expected to work for 20 years. The startups are totally unprepared for that.  (The classic HVAC companies, such as Honeywell, might get it right. The Honeywell Lyric smart thermostat has a 5 year warranty.[1] Nest, 2 years. Honeywell&#x27;s WiFi enabled thermostat is round. They&#x27;re not copying Nest.  Nest is copying the famous Honeywell Round, from 1953, designed by Henry Dreyfuss.)<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;yourhome.honeywell.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;faqs&#x2F;lyric&#x2F;lyric-thermostat" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;yourhome.honeywell.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;faqs&#x2F;lyric&#x2F;lyric-thermostat</a>