---- From: Michael Thomas <m...@mtcc.com> -- Sent: 2015-12-27 - 08:49 ----
> > > On 12/26/2015 11:37 PM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote: >> Providing security updates is just a cost, there is no upside, because >> these boxes sit in a closet, unloved until they stop working, and >> they're thrown out and replaced by a new unloved box that goes into >> the closet until it stops working again. > > IMO, this is the real problem, but there's a real opportunity. Routers > are for most > people the only things which: > > 1) are always on > 2) have internet connectivity > > Which is pretty cool if you need something that is, oh say, a central > controller > for your home. Put a headless Android in it, allow 3rd party apps, water the > lawn with it. Love ensues. > > This is, I imagine, why Google bought Nest: they want to be that home > central > controller. The home router is more ubiquitous though, IMHO. Hence: https://on.google.com/hub/ > Mike > -- Hugo h...@slabnet.com: email, xmpp/jabber also on Signal
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