Maybe what we're seeing is a reality that putting smart in devices is a much more strategic decision than thought, and doing what is possible because of the supply chain isn't right but separating information/control from human interface is right. Like we don't need "smart" TVs.

What is really going on now with "smart" home is analogous to the middle of PC era c. 2000 when we tried to turn everything into a PC. Right end experience (eg computable) but wrong implementation. Turning everything into a "phone" is right end experience, wrong implementation.