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With layoffs at Leeo and Wink for sale, is the smart home crumbling?
Early adopters, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs have bought into the idea of a smart home, but mainstream consumers haven't. “Here’s the paradox: While we may consider many of these devices ‘smart home’ products, the consumer doesn’t think that way,” he wrote. “They think they’re buying network cameras, thermostats and locks. We as an industry still haven’t presented a compelling reason to convince consumers to connect all these devices together.”
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Personally I don't think it will crumble. I think either 1 or 2 big players (Insteon being one) will stick around and the rest will slowly fade away or be purchased by the big players. Or all the little guys will have to adopt to one standard and be compatible with each other to compete against the big ones.