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Five Reasons I Haven’t Gone Back to Google Home Automations

Parks Associates says more than half of the households in the United States now have at least one smart home device, and the Connectivity Standards Alliance has a list of more than a thousand Matter-certified products. 

From the article, "Five Reasons I Haven’t Gone Back to Google Home Automations" by Bill Thompson

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