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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by taylodl on Monday November 15, 2021 @02:27PM (#29231524)
It's the dearth of 3rd party hardware that I find frustrating. It's not apparent that Apple has done much to flesh out that ecosystem.
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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by greedo on Monday November 15, 2021 @03:28PM (#29232266)
Is it Apple's job to flesh it out, or is it better if they come up with a spec for HomeKit and have third parties create devices?
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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by fossuser on Monday November 15, 2021 @03:53PM (#29232572)
It's not their job, but third parties have failed.

It'd be nice for them to make one base level device (like a smart switch) which supports most of the use cases.

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