But this definitely isn't a case of shouting first as at that time there wasn't even the slightest talk about Apple doing something like HomeKit.
thats because apple knows the first rule of fight club -- they dont talk about it. until it's done and you can buy it, that is. everybody knows this, and its perfectly valid to suggest their competitors announce as much crap as possible...first. then they see whats left sticking to the wall.
Consider me a late or "never" adopter to home automation.
The rosy scenarios painted for widespread home automation advocates leave out the apartment renters, IMO. I'm seeing a future with fewer and fewer homeowners due to economic and demographic trends, not more.
Well if you live in NYC you can automate your window AC for free.
So Google wants Android in to every device in your home while Apple lets each vendor make their own devices with their own firmware design, which only connects to HomeKit via the optional iOS app that uses a standard communication and security protocols. That's a problem!
I think this is a key issue here. Apple is known to sell services to sell more hardware. So something like HomeKit (as it stands) was surprising since Apple was allowing non-Apple hardware to interact with it.
This is what caught Google flat-footed. So I don't think it is a stretch to say that they changed their tune from 'all Android hardware' to 'software API' to mimic Apple.
Of course, Apple is not altruistic, so, as with the HealthKit, I am certain they have some hardware ideas for HomeKit as well. When that happens, Google will be caught flat-footed again.
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I've said it before, Apple was building a mobile platform while everyone else was building a phone.
But this definitely isn't a case of shouting first as at that time there wasn't even the slightest talk about Apple doing something like HomeKit.
thats because apple knows the first rule of fight club -- they dont talk about it. until it's done and you can buy it, that is. everybody knows this, and its perfectly valid to suggest their competitors announce as much crap as possible...first. then they see whats left sticking to the wall.
Consider me a late or "never" adopter to home automation.
The rosy scenarios painted for widespread home automation advocates leave out the apartment renters, IMO. I'm seeing a future with fewer and fewer homeowners due to economic and demographic trends, not more.
Well if you live in NYC you can automate your window AC for free.
So Google wants Android in to every device in your home while Apple lets each vendor make their own devices with their own firmware design, which only connects to HomeKit via the optional iOS app that uses a standard communication and security protocols. That's a problem!
I think this is a key issue here. Apple is known to sell services to sell more hardware. So something like HomeKit (as it stands) was surprising since Apple was allowing non-Apple hardware to interact with it.
This is what caught Google flat-footed. So I don't think it is a stretch to say that they changed their tune from 'all Android hardware' to 'software API' to mimic Apple.
Of course, Apple is not altruistic, so, as with the HealthKit, I am certain they have some hardware ideas for HomeKit as well. When that happens, Google will be caught flat-footed again.
In your own words - Google f*cked up!