Apple strategy in 'smart home' race threatened by AmazonAFP Apple's approach has some clear advantages when it comes to privacy, security and ease-of-use. Yet Amazon's surprise success sets up a long-term battle with Apple and Google for primacy in the connected household. For the smart home, the key developer partners are the makers of household devices ranging from lighting systems to refrigerators. AMAZON'S "OPEN" APPROACHAlexa, by contrast, only requires smart home companies to write software code and submit it to Amazon for review. Amazon acknowledges that unlike Apple, it can't guarantee the security of third-party devices.

Source: Stuff January 29, 2017 21:56 UTC