Who Wins?

What seems increasingly evident is that Google may be the best positioned of the two tech giants to capitalize on the IoT opportunity.

See also: Google Is Readying Its Own OS For Running The Internet Of Things

Apple appears to be relying on its traditional strength of enticing consumers with new products or gadgets. In contrast, Google unveiled two new initiatives, its Brillo IoT operating system and its Weave communications protocol, which trod new ground by branching out into industrial applications, connected agriculture and remote infrastructure.

Given these moves, the market may not wait around for open-source standards to finally get everyone on the same command line. With as much as $11 trillion at stake, it could just take the fastest route and rely on Google (or Apple) to deliver IoT products.

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