Re: why indeed
> I have just 6 Internet Things: a router, 2 phones and 3 laptops
> And those alone cause enough problems.
Only 6? You don't have a smart TV, a PVR, a Set top box, a games console or two?
> The idea that a vital, fundamental home device such as a lock
> requires a live connection back to the
> manufacturer just to work, is insane.
Yeah.... I think it hit home to me when all those pets died... (The Petnet SmartFeeder which had a 3rd party server go down rending the feeder useless.)