Rogers also sees the Nest Developer Program as "complementary" to Apple's recently announced HomeKit project. While HomeKit is going to allow users to control smart home devices with their iPhones and will supposedly make it easier to connect those devices to your network and to each other, Nest's API focuses on making those devices work in tandem once connected.
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"The home shouldn't be a platform war," Rogers said. "We're going to be neutral. Switzerland."
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Rogers also sees the Nest Developer Program as "complementary" to Apple's recently announced HomeKit project. While HomeKit is going to allow users to control smart home devices with their iPhones and will supposedly make it easier to connect those devices to your network and to each other, Nest's API focuses on making those devices work in tandem once connected.
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"The home shouldn't be a platform war," Rogers said. "We're going to be neutral. Switzerland."