http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/07/google-microsoft-perk-up-consumer-smart-grid-market/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/07/google-microsoft-perk-up-consumer-smart-grid-market/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Michael Wolf Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:26:39 +0000 http://pro.gigaom.com/?p=6787#comment-220 Microsoft has a real mixed-history of creating lightweight control layer protocols for home automation and white-good networking. They initially had a variant of UPnP which they abandoned for smart-home and have since been half-committal to creating new ones. I think the opportunity and momentum for smart grid is finally pushing the software giant to get serious about this market. Microsoft has a real mixed-history of creating lightweight control layer protocols for home automation and white-good networking. They initially had a variant of UPnP which they abandoned for smart-home and have since been half-committal to creating new ones. I think the opportunity and momentum for smart grid is finally pushing the software giant to get serious about this market.

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