Saw evidence of this when the ability to link with IFTTT ended, now a much broader set of changes will remove some of the cooperative capabilities among smart home systems. From the customers perspective would like to see much more interaction, but there is much competition for the space. Also, will Google customers be upset at this change? More so I think than at Amazon.
Been considerable speculation as to what this means to smart homes and assistants in general. Still following the difference between Google and Amazon, in the sense that Google is seeking deeper AI, and Amazon is providing a means to make it easy to construct many narrower skills. Amazon at this point is pushing assistants in industry and and business. But Google has a broad range of business infrastructure already in place. Much conversation going on regarding this change.
Google is ending its “Works with Nest” system. Here’s what that means for you By Tyler Lacoma in Digitaltrends
A series of announcements at the Google I/O 2019 conference will utterly change how the company approaches smart device platforms. This is especially important for the “Works with Nest” program — which is being shut down.
Does that mean that your non-Google smart devices will lose compatibility with Nest devices? Yes, it does. But the issue is also more complicated than that. Let’s talk about this big Google change, why the company is taking such a risk with consumers, and what it means for your own smart home. ... "
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