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Smart Home is too complicated
Each manufacturer creates closed ecosystem Too many protocols, standardsDevices are unsafe, not well documented and poorly supported
…and only focused on devices
Companies are trying to sell produces not thinking about how they will be usedThe true benefits of smart homes is when the devices are interconnected and working togather
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