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Re: is x10.com dead?

Subject: Re: is x10.com dead?
From: "Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:25:44 -0500
Newsgroups: comp.home.automation
References: <1e2r15psww1wn.aky2qkfuakqw.dlg@xxxxxxxxxx> <slrndv2q7a.fgi.aznomad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <0zqIf.396107$qk4.140793@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <K6Cdne4jb-Z0Mm_enZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d@xxxxxxx> <D8GdnQZn9rglt27eRVn-vw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> <sji6v1p5seqj3c2at4sa9h9jva72jne34d@xxxxxxx> <NvOdnY5WuM1mR27enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@xxxxxxx>

> What happens if Zwave dies?  There are a lot of competing protocols
suddenly
> appearing on the market.  History says they won't all live.  One thing we
> know for sure about HA is that it's an ever-expanding "hobby."  Heavily
> invest in Zwave or UPB or Control4 Insteon or Lutron RA and there's always
> the non-zero and perhaps substantial risk that you'll be orphaned.

Speaking of Control4, anyone using it?  Or actually seen it installed in the
field?

> I'd say we're in the "MacCharlie" stage

Oh gawd, you remember those abominations?  Eeeeeww.

References:
- is x10.com dead?
  - From: bigspud
- Re: is x10.com dead?
  - From: AZ Nomad
- Re: is x10.com dead?
  - From: Jeff Volp
- Re: is x10.com dead?
  - From: Robert Green
- Re: is x10.com dead?
  - From: Bill Kearney
- Re: is x10.com dead?
  - From: Robert L Bass
- Re: is x10.com dead?
  - From: Robert Green

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