Is the HomeKit-enabled INSTEON hub crippled compared to past hubs?

[ChrisCicc]

Thoughts?
 
"But now it starts getting serious. The Hub Pro with the Insteon+ app doesn’t support Insteon wireless cameras. It doesn’t support any Insteon sensors—wired or wireless. It doesn’t support the Insteon Smoke Bridge or contact closure (I/O) modules. It can’t control or sync any of the buttons on Insteon keypads beyond the connected load, and it cannot control the second outlet on the newly-released double Insteon outlet. It cannot send iPhone notifications or email messages when certain events fire. It’s not mentioned anywhere, but it also likely will not control your Nest thermostat.
 
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Bottom line: If you pre-ordered the Insteon Hub Pro hoping to expand the capabilities of your existing Insteon network, you may be quite disappointed."
 
 
http://www.thedigitalmediazone.com/2015/06/04/insteon-hub-pro-adds-homekit-loses-lots-of-insteon/

 

[jkmonroe]

i read that and was really surprised they would cripple their own product this much.  it has to be an apple homekit requirement/limitation, but we will know a lot more later today.  WWDC @ 1PM EST

 

[ChrisCicc]

The Verge's summation: "Apple's smart home ambitions are off to a basic — and not all that ambitious — start."