Definitely not, for the consumer. For the manufacturers, sure. Supporting a cheap piece of hardware for several years when consumers are going to demand it works with HomeKit, Google @Home, or whatever it's called now, and their descendants, and Microsoft's play, and the many competitors yet to come — that'll suck.
Traditional hardware makers are going to have to factor the support of this software component into their prices now.
Traditional hardware makers are going to have to factor the support of this software component into their prices now.