[zzyzxd]

> every single manufacturer that wants you to install their app and use their ecosystem

That's good. I don't want a single company to control everything in my house. Having multiple vendors with different implementations is healthy for the industry.

The real problem is there's nothing "smart" about those "smart home devices" to begin with. They are just remotely controlled devices. Technically, someone or something still has to control them because these devices can't really make decisions on their own. And then, to make those decisions remotely (either in the cloud or in a home local controller), every home installation needs to be highly customized. There are several light switches in my house that I never need to touch -- their states are automatically shifted based on like ~15 conditions: time of day, light conditions, occupancy, human activities(iOS focus modes). Non technical people can't do that.

I would want those devices to make simple decisions on their own (I have a few "dumb" light switches with motion+light sensors and they are pretty good already), and for complex decisions, they expose some APIs for other devices/controllers to call. Matter seems to be the right direction, but it is still controlled by a handful powerful players.

[general1465]

> That's good. I don't want a single company to control everything in my house. Having multiple vendors with different implementations is healthy for the industry.

Imagine that every vendor would have different implementation of TCP/IP stack.

[cyanydeez]

the business does not make money unless they sell your data. open software/hardware need to be treated as public goods like utilities. thats the only way to keep monopolies out and provide the fertile ground for competion.