Wendy M. Grossman on smart homes and Dilbert's ultimate house

Wendy M. Grossman writing in her latest netwars column about Dilbert's ultimate house makes some interesting well thought out observations concerning smart homes. Wendy's article was also republished by The Inquirer in response to which Dounas Theodore, Architect Engineer AUTh, Greece writes to say that he feels that most of what Wendy writes about is "doable" however Dounas feels that IT companies should leave the "smart" part of "smart homes" entirely to the likes of MIT's Kinetic Design Group. I don't personally agree with Dounas, but appreciate his alternative perspective.