Why the Smart Home Industry Still Believes in Matter
▼ Summary
– Matter was launched four years ago in Amsterdam as a smart home interoperability standard developed by Apple, Google, Amazon, and Samsung.
– It was built on open standards and existing technologies to end ecosystem lock-in and walled gardens.
– The standard promised easy setup and purchase of smart home devices like locks and lightbulbs, regardless of brand or platform.
– Matter aimed to remove the need for user expertise in making smart home devices work together.
– The article references a full story at The Verge for more details on Matter’s progress and impact.
Four years ago, in a canal-side venue in Amsterdam, the smart home industry formally launched Matter, a universal interoperability standard designed to unify the fragmented landscape. Built on open standards and existing technologies, Matter was the product of years of collaboration between longtime competitors such as Apple, Google, Amazon, and Samsung. It was heralded as the long-awaited solution to the industry’s biggest problems.
Matter promised to tear down walled gardens and end ecosystem lock-in. It aimed to simplify the experience of buying and setting up a smart home device, whether a lock, lightbulb, or sensor. The vision was straightforward: choose any brand, use any platform, and require no technical expertise. It would simply work.
(Source: The Verge)
