Comments on: Would Apple want to run your whole living room? http://gigaom.com/2012/12/20/would-apple-want-to-run-your-whole-living-room/ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:48:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Amy B http://gigaom.com/2012/12/20/would-apple-want-to-run-your-whole-living-room/#comment-1290388 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 01:21:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=596601#comment-1290388 Just switched my entire household to Apple products including my much loved apple TV. I agree with JJJ and hope that home automation is just around the corner. It would be great to activate my alarm, washer and dryer and other appliances with my mac or iPhone but perhaps this great technology is just making us all so much lazier!

]]> By: eideard http://gigaom.com/2012/12/20/would-apple-want-to-run-your-whole-living-room/#comment-1286895 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:55:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=596601#comment-1286895 I don’t you realize what a small niche you’re addressing. The X10 protocol has been around for almost 40 years. Such a big hit I imagine most have never heard of it.

Think “clap on, clap off” and you’ve defined market potential.

]]> By: Rahul Gupta http://gigaom.com/2012/12/20/would-apple-want-to-run-your-whole-living-room/#comment-1284900 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:04:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=596601#comment-1284900 No, i don’t think so ! Not every company is best at all the products. But i really trust apple and its products. This will be a great start for all of them.

]]> By: eideard http://gigaom.com/2012/12/20/would-apple-want-to-run-your-whole-living-room/#comment-1272787 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:40:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=596601#comment-1272787 I already manage most everything that counts in my living room with an iPad and AppleTV.

Just don’t have an app [yet] for carrying in wood for the stove.

]]> By: eideard http://gigaom.com/2012/12/20/would-apple-want-to-run-your-whole-living-room/#comment-1272781 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:33:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=596601#comment-1272781 I already most everything that counts in my living room with an iPad and AppleTV.

Just don’t have an app [yet] for carrying in wood for the stove.

]]> By: Matt Eagar http://gigaom.com/2012/12/20/would-apple-want-to-run-your-whole-living-room/#comment-1271135 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:15:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=596601#comment-1271135 Google or Microsoft might make a play here, but I don’t see Apple going for this. They are happy to promote things that are designed to work with their products, but I don’t think they are going to make their products work with the broader world of consumer electronics — it doesn’t fit in with their vision of controlling the entire ecosystem.

]]> By: fabianschonholz http://gigaom.com/2012/12/20/would-apple-want-to-run-your-whole-living-room/#comment-1271065 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:24:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=596601#comment-1271065 These companies – and Disney, and Warner Bros, etc. – have been trying to control your living room for years. It is indeed a great business opportunity, but so far, no cigar.

]]> By: jjj http://gigaom.com/2012/12/20/would-apple-want-to-run-your-whole-living-room/#comment-1270892 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:09:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=596601#comment-1270892 Home automation is just a small part of what can/should be done but don’t want to give them free ideas so i’ll stop now.

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