[dano]

LoRa is super interesting and this is an absolutely logical step for Amazon and for Google Home. Providing ubiquitous gateways for IoT devices could enable an entirely new markets. Not everyone wants to spend $150 for a LoRaWAN gateway, nor do they see the value in doing so. Devices that come pre-configured with LoRa and can connect to a network through an Echo / Nest / Home device will function right out of the box. The marginal cost of adding something like LoRa or BLE to existing Internet connections is essentially zero.

[panpanna]

> could enable an entirely new markets.

You mean entirely new ways to get our data?

Why do you think Google home devices are sold at a loss?

[jl2718]

> The marginal cost of adding something like LoRa or BLE to existing Internet connections is essentially zero.

It is so painful to watch Comcast fail a completely captive customer base in IoT. It would be so easy for them to become the centerpiece of a wide array of independent companies developing devices. Instead they hand the customers to Gooplezon for zero benefit.

Comcast, you ignored my job application to do this for you years ago. That’s okay; I will consult for you for free, and you will become the good guys in this market.

[blantonl]

Comcast. Good Guys in this market.

Divide by zero error.

[walrus01]

If you'd ever worked for a giant ISP you wouldn't be begging to work for Comcast.