MARCH 2020 MACWORLD 7MACUSER
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ech companies are still investing
huge amounts of time and
energy in smart-home products,
as the recent Consumer
Electronics Show displayed. A year ago,
Apple hired a new head of home products
(go.macworld.com/hdpr)—but it hasn’t yet
resulted in a lot of visible changes to
Apple’s strategy.The biggest move so far is Apple’s
joining forces with its competitors (go.
macworld.com/jnfr) to form an alliance to
encourage smart-home interoperability.
That’s a good start, and I’m hopeful that
Apple can begin to push HomeKit forward
in 2020 (go.macworld.com/hk20).
Last year, I suggested that Apple make
a new version of the Apple TV andIt’s time for new hardware at the
center of Apple’s home strategy
It’s time for Apple to build a product that makes your home smarter and more secure.
BY JASON SNELL