I'm disappointed by all four bullet points in the first section, and even more disappointed that the author sees them as positive.
* No local storage: Great, I didn't want control over my data anyway. Yay!
* No wires: Now I have to spend 5-15 minutes configuring every new device, even if it's sitting right next to or on top of the device it communicates with. Yay!
* No buttons: Because tactile feedback is so overrated, and who doesn't want yet another poorly written and barely supported app on their phone to ensure it barely makes it through the day on a single charge? Yay!
* Almost, no mains: Who doesn't want to replace every single device in their life every couple of years? Your permanently installed security camera that never moves has a dead battery? Psh, no we don't sell replacement batteries, just buy a whole new camera! The latest version has 10 new features you don't want and will never use. Yay!
Edit: Another gem later in the article:
>In addition, there are more specialized (and harder to make) controllers for legacy home systems like garage door remotes, water heater, sprinkler, and so on.
My water heater is a "legacy system" now? Why, because it doesn't have built in WiFi allowing me to control its temperature in half degree increments from work? If the world was really like the image portrayed by the article's over-eager author, we never would have survived the horrible dark ages of the 1990's.
* No local storage: Great, I didn't want control over my data anyway. Yay!
* No wires: Now I have to spend 5-15 minutes configuring every new device, even if it's sitting right next to or on top of the device it communicates with. Yay!
* No buttons: Because tactile feedback is so overrated, and who doesn't want yet another poorly written and barely supported app on their phone to ensure it barely makes it through the day on a single charge? Yay!
* Almost, no mains: Who doesn't want to replace every single device in their life every couple of years? Your permanently installed security camera that never moves has a dead battery? Psh, no we don't sell replacement batteries, just buy a whole new camera! The latest version has 10 new features you don't want and will never use. Yay!
Edit: Another gem later in the article:
>In addition, there are more specialized (and harder to make) controllers for legacy home systems like garage door remotes, water heater, sprinkler, and so on.
My water heater is a "legacy system" now? Why, because it doesn't have built in WiFi allowing me to control its temperature in half degree increments from work? If the world was really like the image portrayed by the article's over-eager author, we never would have survived the horrible dark ages of the 1990's.