I have been running HA for four years. I wish them luck but it's hard for me to imagine they will succeed at going beyond the tinkerer demographics and becoming a consumer brand. A few reasons:
- It has improved a lot over the years but it is still not polished enough for end users who want the thing to just work. Every integration works in a different way. The recommended way of managing z-wave devices changed three times since I started using it.
- Similar hubs already exist commercially and all of them failed to reach a wide audience. The Apple approach of bundling the hub with the Apple TV is a great move in my opinion, consumers are excited to get the latest shinning Apple product, none of them would care about a home hub.
Does this mean they plan to go public once they have consumer traction, close their source like Fritz! did, and ultimately find ways to squeeze their consumer base once they stop innovating...?
I have been running HA for four years. I wish them luck but it's hard for me to imagine they will succeed at going beyond the tinkerer demographics and becoming a consumer brand. A few reasons:
- It has improved a lot over the years but it is still not polished enough for end users who want the thing to just work. Every integration works in a different way. The recommended way of managing z-wave devices changed three times since I started using it.
- Similar hubs already exist commercially and all of them failed to reach a wide audience. The Apple approach of bundling the hub with the Apple TV is a great move in my opinion, consumers are excited to get the latest shinning Apple product, none of them would care about a home hub.