Like a Nest thermostat or smoke detector??? I suspect the answer is not many....First, it's a stupid idea. Second, some of you aren't homeowners and probably don't spend much on home automation.
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Don't have any nor do I plan to have any
Trying to keep life simple n manual
Yeah it'll take 100000 years to mine a bitcoin.
Can't wait to write a virus for IoT to have your fridge/thermostat/laundry mine bitcoin
OP - you are stupid
I control my car via my phone, I like that. I do not care about your poisonous statement about people not being able to afford real estate - you need psychological therapy as you seem to be obsessed with the subject of who can afford what. Not a single homeowner would even bother to think about that - they are content with what they have and they do not think about folks who can afford or not real estate - it's a non topic. So, you are projecting your own frustrations here by trying to belittle other people - that's a very clear sign of a psychological disorder
Yawn
IoT is not an option, it's a must. You need to be able to have a vision to understand this. A few years from now, most items purchased for homes and running on electricity will be part of IoT, I don't think you will have an option here. Just like every phone today has a color display, the same will apply to appliances, etc. It's not an option buddy, it's happening already, just stop by any refrigerator section in best buy - most of them are loaded with chips and some of them have wifi connectivity. It's coming, dont get caught sleeping.
I agree with the earlier post. its the software/system people who would make money on IoT devices. do you know what processor gets used in the nest thermostat? neither do i.
most Q employees are not homeowners as home prices in SD are crazy. a lot of Q employees live in a room mate setup.
I do have a home and I do have the nest thermostat. I wish my stove was internet connected so I can check if I left it on when I am away from the home. same thing for garage door, locks sprinkler system. I am rich and I drive a german car which has control modules for each sub system. wish everything was connected to some central system which would let me know in real time the performance of my car (just like what happens in airplanes these days..
Yes - I am a nerd. no, I am not emp #8.
Anonymous135121: I believe there is a HUGE market for IOT. But here's the problem: the people making money off of the market are going to do so in software and services, much less on sales of the devices themselves, and even less on chips. Do you care which microprocessor is in your smart thermostat? Do you care how much WLAN throughput your smart thermostat has? Yeah, I thought so, and that's the problem the Q has. Without a way to differentiate its products in a meaningful way in this market, it's going to be a race to the bottom for chipmakers. Whoever sells the chips at the cheapest prices and lowest margin gets the business. Another problem is that IOT devices aren't going to have LTE connections, so that deprives the Q of licensing revenue. S&M and the rest of the idiots on the board don't seem to have a real solution for this.
IoT will probably be of more utility to other industries than "tech toys." Think of everything from aeronautics, to auto hazard avoidance, to medical imaging and surgical devices, and construction/construction defect detection. Winning in this field will require practical knowledege of how other industries work.
The older "smart" thermostats are actually not a bad idea--because you can program your thermostat to shut the heat/A/C off after you leave work, and begin heating/cooling about a half hour before you get home so the unit isn't blasting right after you walk in the door. The unit can also be programmed for auto shut-off when it reaches a certain temperature and/or humidity level. Power companies in some parts of the country are subsidizing their installation in apartments and new construction so this isn't something that millenials usually buy off the shelf anyhow unless their home units break, or they are home-improvement hobbyists.
Typical 20-something vision...
Anonymous135143, exactly...Especially when the bulk of IOT is related to home automation...That 20 something person chances in this environment doesn't own a home most likely. So it's unlikely they wil spend on such IOT devices. What else is there?
Show me why a 20-something cares about IOT let alone wants to pay for it?
Not seeing it.
it appears that you have short vision dude.
...Q-geeks are the geekiest of the geeks, and usually the geekiest of the geeks spend their money buying the nerdiest things, even when the most non=nerd/geek consumer doesn't buy....IF most of you Q-geeks don't but IOT devices, then there's no way in hell any reasonable non-geek consumer (which is the majority of the US population) will be spending money on it...
Anonymous135096, There's no market for IOT...That's my point...Low margin, low volume business. Nothing compared to what the smartphone market WAS.
iot is overpriced crap.
Everyone's got a phone though. So which is the growth industry?
What's your point asshole?