I refer to this as the internet of abandoned things. Everything that's a thing 
today will be abandoned by the vendor eventually, usually A) within at 3 to 5 
year refresh cycle or B) when the company goes out of business, or C) when it's 
acquired and inevitably shut down by google/cisco/etc.

--dan



On 11/4/2018 11:58 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
Does anyone else think of Thing from the Addams Family when you hear about the 
Internet of Things?

Amazon Echo, Alexa, Google Home Hub, all seem like modern versions of Thing.  I 
mean the TV show version of Thing, the disembodied hand that would appear out 
of various boxes around the house and perform small tasks.  Not to be confused 
with Lurch.

Alexa, turn the record over, and bring me a cigar.



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