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		baybal2 on Dec 18, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance to ... I'll tell you this. You already have a hub, it's called WiFi router. I see zero reasons to rationalise the need to buy yet another white box for the buyer.

bcrosby95 on Dec 18, 2019 [–]

Wifi is a poor choice for this because it uses a lot of power. Lots of things that connect to a smart hub are tiny sensors that use expensive batteries.

baybal2 on Dec 18, 2019 | [–]

The consumer have a choice, a device that works right away, or a better, more expensive one that doesn't

Think why they can't sell much of these

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