Who will be the "Android" of smart home?

Some smartphones rely on Android, and so do Google. So smart home?

Home appliances have different characteristics from other products, and their purpose is to reduce work intensity and improve living comfort. Therefore, what smart home appliances require is only input and output of information. For example, powerful computing and information interaction in smart phones are unlikely to be implemented in home appliances, especially small home appliances, and cost control is not allowed.

Therefore, smart home appliances ultimately rely on hardware, cloud services, and smart terminals to complete sensing, collect data, and complete instructions through data transmission and remote reception. For example, air conditioning regulates temperature by sensing temperature.

Although smart home appliances do not require a complex system such as Android, it still requires an Android-like leader. Who will play this role?

Midea has announced the construction of a smart home operating system. Shortly thereafter, Haier also held a conference for the smart home appliance operating system. There is a common feature of the platform it builds, that is, the Apple model we mentioned before, that is, manufacturers provide the software, Internet companies provide cloud services, and establish access protocols.

In addition, Ali is doing the Cloud Internet of Things open platform. The difference of this idea is that the use of third-party platforms eliminates the existing gap between Ali and home appliance manufacturers, and Ali can provide extremely powerful big data analysis capabilities and cloud computing capabilities, making up for the home appliance manufacturers in this The lack of one hand. From a specific design point of view, billions of devices will be accessed in the future, providing more storage and computing capabilities.

The Internet of Things open platform enables home-based equipment and other wearable devices, automobiles and other fields to carry out intelligent reforms step by step with the support of data. Ma Yun put forward the "cloud strategy", using the terminal to drive the cloud, and to enrich the terminal with the cloud. Ali's model is consistent with this idea.

In addition to Ali, Baidu also launched a similar platform. Dulife, a platform for wearable devices, is a typical example.

Under the influence of various factors, such as strength, technology, and product appeal, it is impossible to make conclusions on who will succeed in the future. However, Ali and Baidu's ability in cloud computing is indeed very eye-catching.