The brain drain at Apple is so bad that they didn't have anyone internally with an idea of how to run their smart home team? Seriously? Leadership starts at the top. They can't get Siri right, they can't get the Macs right.... who really needs an Apple self driving car or another expletive streaming service? The only part of Apple right now doing a great job is their custom silicon team. I really wish they'd shake up company leadership, the fish rots from the head. All of their teams seem to be running along with no clear vision.
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Apple Hires Ex-Microsoft Exec to Revamp Smart Home Business
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Apple us a major laggard in home space.
Abandoned airport.
Could have had “ Secure” brand with thermostats, security, smoke/CO, instead of leaving space open for Amazon.
Amazon is ring fencing Apple in at Apple’s peril.
Abandoned airport.
Could have had “ Secure” brand with thermostats, security, smoke/CO, instead of leaving space open for Amazon.
Amazon is ring fencing Apple in at Apple’s peril.
Putting an Apple logo on a failed complex lock won't make it successful. There's a reason why it wasn't adopted the first time around because higher complexity means higher chance of failure. For something critical that can potentially lock you out of the house or, worse, in the house in the event of a fire or unintendedly unlock the door to strangers, people aren't ready to give up the reliability of traditional locks. Technology should make life easier and not worse.
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I have yet to find a way to perform any shortcut that I’ve thought of. And they all seem basic to me.
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Having worked for Microsoft isn't exactly a plus here. They have a bad track record with expanding both into new markets and growing established ones. They have enterprise, and they will lose that too in 10-20 years.
As far as apple smart locks go, my Augusts almost never work properly. With my Apple Watch, I can tell Siri (manually, because raise to talk almost never works) to unlock the front of back door. She will sit there dumbly for about 20 seconds before saying she couldn't hear back from the lock, which unlocked anyway after she gave up trying to pester it.
Apple and smart home stuff...great planning, poor execution. I don't see this guy fixing that.
As far as apple smart locks go, my Augusts almost never work properly. With my Apple Watch, I can tell Siri (manually, because raise to talk almost never works) to unlock the front of back door. She will sit there dumbly for about 20 seconds before saying she couldn't hear back from the lock, which unlocked anyway after she gave up trying to pester it.
Apple and smart home stuff...great planning, poor execution. I don't see this guy fixing that.
HomeKit was introduced in 2014...nearly 5 years ago. I am not sure what they have done in those 5 years with regards to Homekit or Homekit related operation.
On one hand I am happy, no resources wasted on Homekit, I don't want Internet of Crap all around my home. The security implication of these devices all connected makes me uncomfortable, even from Apple. On the other hand I really want Apple to do the impossible and prove what Homekit could really be.
On one hand I am happy, no resources wasted on Homekit, I don't want Internet of Crap all around my home. The security implication of these devices all connected makes me uncomfortable, even from Apple. On the other hand I really want Apple to do the impossible and prove what Homekit could really be.
That's a slightly unfortunate phrasing.
Exactly my thoughts. Some things can’t be fixed afterwards. The last thing Apple needs after those latest security blunders is a lock that turns out to be too fragile or overly welcoming once it’s been installed in thousands of homes. (just kidding, nobody‘s is actually going to buy a lock from Apple...).
I still don’t really understand the home interface. It’s confusing as hell but I am also too lazy to invest any time in figuring it out.
"That company ultimately failed, but it appears that Jadallah will be applying that knowledge forward at Apple."
So he will be applying his knowledge of making a company fail, at Apple?
So he will be applying his knowledge of making a company fail, at Apple?
At least in Europe they’re quite big. I think in Sweden it’s hard to find a door without an Assa lock.
We don't just learn from our successes."That company ultimately failed, but it appears that Jadallah will be applying that knowledge forward at Apple."
So he will be applying his knowledge of making a company fail, at Apple?
Failure is one hell of a teacher.
Yeah that getting into the home console market was a disaster for them......oh wait a minute
For a company the size of Apple it’s a total embarrassment they can’t work on both and make progress the same time. How hard is it to drop in the latest processors and technology. It’s a total embarrassment that it took them 6 years to come out with a new macmini, etc.
Look at their hardware lineup. Doesn’t look as something a company is focused on or is putting their weight behind. It’s a total mess.
Apple has proven to me that it’s not a thrust worthy company to invest in since 2012. Their offerings don’t have the customer in mind but getting the most profit out of the customer with as little effort as possible. Not a mentality that suits me.
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You should expect Apple has learned a lot lately. Unfortunately their offerings don’t show
All they come up with the announcement of a new service nobody really misses when it ever sees the light of day.
And the same did MS and Dell in the past, but Apple is never been in the business of cheap and low profits products to gain market share. I think people are confused by the iPhone, but iPhone is a product that stays inside Apple business model and incidentally had a very big volume of sales. But even there, is not like they started making $199 phones to gain still more market share.
Based on my daily interactions with Siri compared to my daily interactions with Alexa....I think any home assistant based on Siri will never catch up to Google or Alexa. The key to significant penetration and catch-up in the home assistant market isn’t going to be locks, switches, and other doodads, it’s going to be the voice interface. They should start with the front end...try to make Siri smart and useful....rather than the back end, trying to make a better lock.
That is how your investment profits would look today if you invested in Apple in 2012, in reality.
Another pair of shoes don’t you think? Microsoft and Games? Absolutely! Microsoft and reliable security? Not so much..
‘To successfully lock your door Service Pack 2 is required... Unable to connect to Microsoft Update Server
Error code: ERR_CONNECTION_FAILED’
I think HomePods are fantastic, 4 in the house. My experience however doesn't mirror the tests. Siri is still useless at answering questions.
As for Skills, don't these run on device, whereas shortcuts require the paired iPhone to be present in order to function as that is where they run? I don't think they are comparable.
Depends on not just his skills, but also if he is the holder of the patents.
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