Dock, that article on redundancy should be a remi
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And the takeaway -
“Technology is still dependent upon the day to day activity of someone maintaining the equipment,” he says.
...makes me think that a great future profession will be IoT scavenger --- not repairman alone, but one that uses parts for repairs, refurbishes and resells IoT devices (maybe to 3rd world countries). There will be "We Buy IoT" ads.
IoT devices will be so cheap in price, and so quickly updated by new technology (like happens with smartphones),that many will not keep them long. The money might be in bulk buying these used devices and repurposing them in poorer developing nations.
Just a thought, on a slow day.