David H. Deans

Post-CES Hoopla: Home Connectivity Remains Disjointed

"The company that figures out the ultimate universal dashboard software that eases pain and price of being a digital consumer wins the whole shooting match."

To the contrary, it would appear that more open and collaborative industry standards for device interfaces are what's needed in the consumer electronics arena -- to avoid the situation where consumers are beholden to any one CE manufacturer. People that buy these devices clearly don't want any single industry player dominating the digital consumer domain.