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When I did a roof replacement two skylights needed to be replaced and I was offered 3 options. One was purely mechanical, one had a simple remote, and one that required an app! Naturally the app one was the super premium trim.

Am I just so old to know that tying a permanent house control to a platform that can go away like say palm or blackberry or windows xp (vista driver signing) or support for the current wifi standard is slightly ridiculous? Especially for a 30 yr+ purchase?

If I want to be positive about smart home stuff I just share my confusion that the industry didn't standardize on PoE(power over Ethernet) and just give the end customer an Ethernet switch or switches that most novices can figure out and is trivial to transfer to the next homeowner.