You're correct that it's hard to get this right. Whether Apple is up to the task is yet to be seen.
Much of what Apple gets right is also hard to get right.
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Apple Pushes Back HomeKit Launch to August or September
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Much of what Apple gets right is also hard to get right.
That seems like the wrong approach... there is tons of home automation and security hardware already. They should enabling talking to some of it. Developing whole new hardware is probably why they aren't getting movement.
Seems more like an Apple problem to me. There's tons of hardware already. A lot of it connectable already. If Apple insists on only connecting to it their way, it's going to be hard to get the big home automation and security vendors to move in any reasonable amount of time.
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Most likely with the revealed glaring security holes found in Apple Watch, maybe Apple is pulling back on efforts to connect your home up and allowed it to be accessed by someone that stole your Apple Watch and hit the reset switch.
Personally I do not trust Apple anymore and will not allow an Apple product do to something like open my front door or garage; Apple simply has not demonstrated any form of responsibility when it comes to service security. EVERY new product or OS release is plagued by stupid and obvious security holes that should have been easily identified by even the most basic of Q/A process.
Why on earth will I want my home to be unlocked by waving an Apple product around or telling Siri to open my garage door? Siri can't even tell me what movies are playing in my city property so how the **** do I trust her to protect my home when I am not there.
If Apple wants to be the center of my universe they better start getting their **** together and start testing their stuff before they release it on the world. They can start by investing billions into a god damned Q/A department.
Most likely with the revealed glaring security holes found in Apple Watch, maybe Apple is pulling back on efforts to connect your home up and allowed it to be accessed by someone that stole your Apple Watch and hit the reset switch.
Personally I do not trust Apple anymore and will not allow an Apple product do to something like open my front door or garage; Apple simply has not demonstrated any form of responsibility when it comes to service security. EVERY new product or OS release is plagued by stupid and obvious security holes that should have been easily identified by even the most basic of Q/A process.
Why on earth will I want my home to be unlocked by waving an Apple product around or telling Siri to open my garage door? Siri can't even tell me what movies are playing in my city property so how the **** do I trust her to protect my home when I am not there.
If Apple wants to be the center of my universe they better start getting their **** together and start testing their stuff before they release it on the world. They can start by investing billions into a god damned Q/A department.
That's one way of putting it lol.
Let's not talk about services, this will get ugly real fast.
I suspect he is part of the problem and he needs to GO. If Apple wants to have someone kick the company in the a$$ to get things done right, Tim is NOT the guy to do it. I question his competence to this day ever since he got promoted to CEO and still believe he's a hypocrite.
All of a sudden, other competition have been changing CEOs for the better and doing something about it. Look at Microsoft. They got the right guy to get things done and to a good direction. So far, so good.
Look at Apple. WTF? No matter how hard Tim tries to puff up the fact that there are no egos in his office or executive level positions, I find it extremely hard to believe.
Beats is an excellent example where there is infusion of arrogance. I could go on and on.
But this Homekit thing is getting ridiculous. Why didn't they do this earlier before the watch? This should've been implemented in the iPhone program rather than waiting for the Apple Watch to take fruition.
Meanwhile I have been controlling all my outside flood and pool lights with cheap X10 hardware for 15+ years.......
He certainly does. The same thing could be said about the MP3 player market and the state of the music market and industry back in 2001. And then the iPod cleaned up.
Yes, there are a handful of hubs, but still no great easy to program solution for the masses. I've used a MiCasaVerde hub with Z-Wave sensors and cameras for a few years and can attest that a very tech-oriented people can create a competent HA system - but still leaves a lot to be desired. For anyone that's not tech-oriented, it's a major chore creating robust HA systems that are also secure. The market is currently very fragmented and the time is extraordinarily ripe for a company like Apple to add some muscle, technical expertise, and perhaps even standards to craft an easy to use solution for all. One which will will also drive iOS device sales.
Strategic vision at its finest. Kudos to Mr. Cook for moving forward on this excellent opportunity and untapped market.
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Really?
You follow Apple and you're shielded from the facts?
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222
To buy anymore home automation products or not, that is the question. I really want a Rachio Iro!
"Apple has pushed back the target release date of its home automation platform, HomeKit."
Darn it. It's just been such a pain to flip the switch on the wall to turn on the lights or the heater. Thank goodness there are bright people at work coming up with a solution to fix this big problem.
Darn it. It's just been such a pain to flip the switch on the wall to turn on the lights or the heater. Thank goodness there are bright people at work coming up with a solution to fix this big problem.
There was a time when the WSJ was not consistently incompetent
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I don't understand any of this.
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He thinks because someone could steal a watch it is a glaring security hole.
I guess people will start stealing houses when apple gets involved.
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I don't understand any of this.
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He thinks because someone could steal a watch it is a glaring security hole.
I guess people will start stealing houses when apple gets involved.
Since home automation for the general public has been out for about 35 years, it's nice to have someone like Apple make it more standard.
If you think about it, who the f would buy 2-3 Apple TV-Home Hub-Router-Media Server - NAS - Time Machine combo units because they have 2-3 TVs to stream contents? Give me a break. Apple TV should and will always be a stand alone device because multiple unis are used in one household.
The Hub, however, can be combined with Airport device because we only need ONE/household as I said it in other threat when people kept saying Apple TV should be a central hub.
The question was about Apple Watch security issues. I didn't see any at the link you posted.
I mean, I have motion sensing switches and keypad locks. I don't have a need for the ability to preheat my oven from an app at the grocery store. My desire for such a thing will increase when Siri can handle it.