You really should have read TFA (Score 1)

That's a good point, but this site is really nothing more than advertisements for the featured companies.

Engineered environments of Alameda CA won the gold award for best dressed system. They also happen to sell premiere residential electronic systems. Their "distinguished clientele" won't pay top dollar for wiring up their estate in a way that's just "good enough." They build systems to be shown off. I'm guessing the same kinds of people who order these systems for their houses also have excessive sports cars and trophy wives. A stray ethernet cable is probably cause for a furious call to the installer.

But I totally agree with you. I do IT work at a university. Good enough will do just fine, thank you very much.