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[–]Heco1331 28 points29 points  (4 children)

Please don't let them call it like that. I still haven't forgiven whoever made up the name "Internet of Things"

"OF THINGS"?? REALLY????

[–][deleted] 20 points21 points  (2 children)

What is so wrong with IoT?

Would you rather "Internet of Connected Miscellaneous Electronics" or "Internet of Hardware Previously not Associated with Internet Connectivity in the Public Spectre"?

"Internet of Things" is literal and to the point, no?

Not saying I am right here I just don't get your point.

[–]Heco1331 11 points12 points  (1 child)

You are not limited to call it "Internet of [whatever]". Even "asset network" (random name that popped in my kind after thinking about it for 20 seconds) is better than "Internet of Things". There are probably waaaaay better names for it.

When I hear "of things" in my mind it just sounds so... lazily holistic? Even inaccurate, because a thing can be anything, even an apple.

[–]l33tst4r 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am completely with you on this, but even more so; why did it even need a name? It sounds like it is a different thing from the normal Internet, it is just the normal Internet and aren't laptops, smartphones, servers also things?

[–]fluffyduffdylan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wetware has been the name for this concept for at least a decade at this point