Microsoft follows Google in pulling plug on its home-energy service
Not too surprisingly, Microsoft is pulling the plug on its Hohm energy monitoring service.
Not too surprisingly, Microsoft is pulling the plug on its Hohm energy monitoring service.
The results of some fairly high profile smart energy management projects (apparently successful) are due this week, but apparently Google didn't have the patience to wait. The giant Internet services company has officially "retired" the PowerMeter service due to lack of consumer adoption.
Ford will use Microsoft's Hohm energy management application for its electric vehicles. The win is a big one for Microsoft and sets up an interesting battleground with Google, which is also vying to help homeowners manage their power consumption.