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Well, that sort of thing has existed for a long time, like KNX, but usually prices are a lot steeper and a higher degree of technical competence is required to set it up.

The problem is the incentive structure. Companies will prefer proprietary protocols over standards unless the standard is very popular, and no standard will become that popular without a huge ecosystem in place.



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