@FlyingDiver. Curse autocorrect.
Early days - just starting to think this through, I think you maybe right , home automation really needs to be run on an appliance not a pc.
I’ll look into that too, makes sense.
I’m in the early stages of thinking through where IT is going and how it will impact me and my extended family.
Most activities are on mobile rather than PC so have been thinking about that more than
Pc.
But what does seem prudent is migrating away from platform specific and common tools.
Skype instead of FaceTime, Google Photos instead of IPhoto, WhatsApp instead of Messages etc etc
By taking these steps now, if or when an iPhone costs more than a £1,000 and you have to buy dongles to enable to use it we will be able to get an android which meets all the use cases , cheaper, and do it very easily without a lot of pain.
I think of it as an Insurance at this stage against the death of innovation , commoditisation and the rush try to lock users into walled gardens