Could you folks please take the business model discussion to another thread, maybe one of the several threads that already exist on that topic? We’re getting pretty far afield for this particular thread, which is supposed to be technical. Thanks!
Just look for the tags “IOTindustry“ or “iotfuture“ and you’ll find lots of similar discussions.
If you want something specific to concerns about the new smartthings platform, see the existing active thread: