The war between that began in the smartphone world between Apple and Google is killing any prospect of an open data standard for the Internet of Things, according to this FastCompany article. A new report from Gartner shows that more than half of all IoT devices are running on a proprietary operating system, which means they can’t be easily upgraded or replaced by consumers. It's too early to say who will triumph, but it may come at the cost of the consumer.
The war between that began in the smartphone world between Apple and Google is killing any prospect of an open data standard for the Internet of Things, according to this FastCompany article. Inter-device connectivity remains "fractured and there's no reason to think that an industry-wide standard will fix things anytime soon. It's too early to say who will triumph, but it may come at the cost of the consumer.