thehatfoxAug 8, 2023

Why Thread is Matter’s biggest problem right now

The fight for who will own your Thread mesh network is creating an even more fractured smart home. #tech

https://www.theverge.com/23820078/matters-biggest-problem-apple-google-thread-border-router-interoperability

Why Thread is Matter’s biggest problem right now

The Matter smart home standard uses Thread, an open-source wireless protocol, to fix some of the smart home’s biggest problems. But it's relying on Apple, Amazon, Google, and Samsung to work together. So far, that’s not going well.

The Verge
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@thehatfox I was so confused. So this is not "Thread" by "Meta"? I first thought the article was written by an AI and "Matter" was meant to be "Meta". But this has nothing to do with it, lol.
Aug 8, 2023 at 9:43amWeb
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Nope, "Thread" and "Matter" are smart device protocols. "Threads" is a microblogging platform by "Meta", the owner of Facebook and Instagram. Tech companies suck at naming things.

Neither are to confused with the delightfully grim 1984 movie "Threads" about a nuclear apocalypse, or maybe they should be considering the possibly doomed trajectory both may be headed for.