# Bricked up: Could your smart home device stop working?

> It's one of those classic cases of a company creating a whole new market with their product - only for it to get swallowed up by the competitors and copycats that follow in its wake.

- **Source:** [Rte](https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/1228/1550424-smart-home/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3dcba440ef567f38da6b3e)
- **Published:** 2026-06-26
- **Category:** Smart Home
- **Tags:** #smart-home #amazon #robotics #bricked #company #device #market #stop
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