"How to save a smart home co: throw it in the fridge & hope it comes back smarter. ๐ค๐ #TechWoes"
๐จ๐จ CALLING ALL SMART HOME NERDS! ๐จ๐จ You KNOW the drill: every time you blink, another smart home company bites the dust. ๐๐ก It's like them home automation peeps are playing a real-life game of Musical Chairs but, surprise! ๐ช NO CHAIRS LEFT! ๐ค๐ค This week on The Vergecast, weโve got legendary tech whisperer Jennifer โThe Light Queenโ Pattison Tuohy chatting it up with Ken โThe Rebirth of Insteonโ Fairbanks. Yep, my dude literally bought the ship after it sunk faster than the Titanic with a fleet of IoT devices. ๐ข๐ But why's these smart home companies acting like they just got hit with a "Tragic Meme" card?! ๐คฆโโ๏ธ Are we seriously gonna let our fancy smart bulbs fade away like my hopes for a world without subscription models? ๐ฐ๐ โCustomer loyalty is like a good Wi-Fi signal,โ Ken said, โyou gotta work to maintain it or your users will go to the neighbors with the better connection.โ ๐ No cap! ๐ฅ Hereโs the hot take: if these techs keep flopping like TikTok dances, I can see a future where our homes are controlled by nothing but incandescent bulbs and good olโ switches. It's the rise of the RETRO home! ๐น๏ธ๐ก๐ฅ So, which way is your smart home going? Into the void or into the 21st century? ๐ค๐ญ #SmartHomeApocalypse