mjg59 | The Internet of Incompatible Things
I'm afraid that this is a sadly accurate description of a potential future.
The dystopian future we're heading towards isn't Gibsonian giant megacorporations engaging in physical warfare, it's one where buying a new toaster means replacing all your lightbulbs or discovering that the code making your home alarm system work is now considered a copyright infringement. Is there a market where I can invest in IP lawyers?
I'm afraid that this is a sadly accurate description of a potential future.
Well, perhaps the very dysfunction and lack of interoperability described will keep this from happening. It has in the past. Although, I realize that with the rising ubiquity of the internet, things may have changed a little bit. People will probably be able to get home automation that works off the shelf if they are willing to buy into a single vendor whose products will talk to each other through server operated by the vendor.
You may be right.