Future Technology

Reportedly, the less-than-ideal timing can be chalked up to Apple's insistence on "rigorous performance standards" for HomeKit, much like what it demands with existing certification efforts like AirPlay and MFi. The ostensible goal is to get home automation working smoothly from the word "go," not to put products on store shelves as quickly as possible. That's good if you'd rather not deal with glitches in your appliances and light bulbs, but it also means that one of iOS 8's tentpole features won't be useful until several months after launch.  - We agree that this rigorous approach to product performance that addresses many of the shortfalls that happen when rushing products to market before they're ready.  We reckon that "antenna-gate" was a key lesson for Apple to do things this way.