Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Ovum Plc
Published: October 2007
Product Code: R464-608Description The ever-shifting connected home has so far remained a fortress that few companies have come close to conquering. The market operates under very difficult conditions, but most failures in the connected home are due to internal issues. This report highlights some of the key issues with the connected home, and what can be learned from this market.
Table of Contents - The connected home remains elusive
- The connected home complicates the value chain
- Internal issues are often the root of the problem
- Internal issue 1: stay focused on the market, not engineering
- Internal issue 2: silos remain, though efforts are made
- Internal issue 3: lack of product integration
- Internal issue 4: use of third parties to showcase products
- Internal issue 5: IT and PC vendors just do not get it
- There is much to learn from the connected home
- Never lose focus on what you want to achieve in the market
- Ensure that the organisation is behind the product
- Strengthen the connected home concept
- Single-function devices usually prevail over multi-function devices
- Technology is simple, usability is difficult
- Table of figures
- Figure 1 Focus on brands, not technical features
- Figure 2 Single-function devices often beat multi-function devices
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