IoT is a buzzword. Buzzwords eventually die off because they're nebulous. What was "Web 2.0"? Did it die? Are we in Web 3.0 now? Does it matter one way or the other?

There will be many successful connected device startups. Many others will be started & funded for the wrong reason: because IoT is "hot" right now.

IoT is a particularly maddening buzzword because the name is mis-leading. There's not a separate internet for things, but rather these are just "things connected to the internet". Not as catchy, which I suppose is the point.

As an aside: I worry I may be turning into Andy Rooney :)