To understand what IoT is better, let's go back a few years.
In the nineties, the internet was invented and became generally available. During this time, almost everyone moved toward having a presence on the internet and started creating static web pages. Eventually, the static content became dynamic and content was generated on the fly, based on context. In almost all cases, a browser was needed to access the internet. There was a plethora of browsers; without them, using the internet was a challenge.
During the first decade of this century, there was an interesting development growing – the rise of hand-held devices, such as mobile phones and tablets. Mobile phones started becoming cheaper by the day and available ubiquitously. The hardware and software capabilities of these handheld devices were improving considerably; so much so that people started using browsers...