a marketing platform to get people to spend money on things that don't do anything.
Worse, a marketing platform for things that don't do anything but break after 2 years. Even if the hardware lasts, there will always be unpatched security issues.
This could be the secret reason for the hype around IoT. Monthly subscriptions for your toaster's security patches. Maybe Google will start giving toasters away for free, and while your toast is toasting, it'll play a jingle for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!®
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Worse, a marketing platform for things that don't do anything but break after 2 years. Even if the hardware lasts, there will always be unpatched security issues.
This could be the secret reason for the hype around IoT. Monthly subscriptions for your toaster's security patches. Maybe Google will start giving toasters away for free, and while your toast is toasting, it'll play a jingle for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!®