I'm never investing in Google's smart home ecosystem again

Post by [deleted] » Sun, May 07, 2023, 1:54 PM UTC

buro9 wrote: post #19

I feel like I've been slowly de-Googling for many years now. A decade ago I was all-in, Chromecast Audio, Android, GSuite for a personal domain, Photos, Maps, Home products when they emerged. I'd made a bet that software could improve faster than hardware and chose to be as free in my choice of hardware as possible (Linux on a variety of machines and to bet on web software) rather than choosing a potentially more pol…

Post by jasonjayr » Sun, May 07, 2023, 2:00 PM UTC

briHass wrote: post #93

zamalek wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use Google devices with my HA setup just fine (although I want to move away). HA just added integrated assistant support, so I'm keen to try that out when I get back from vacation.

Does the HA voice assistant support require HA Cloud or whatever they're calling it? The price for that $6/m felt a bit steep for what it provided, though supporting HA development is appealing. When I started to read through the non-cloud option, I saw some analog telephone and POTS modem requirements and my eyes glazed over.

Post by kps » Sun, May 07, 2023, 2:00 PM UTC

largepeepee wrote: post #53

Corrado wrote: post #2

I feel like this is just one more thing that Google leadership is failing at. I have some similar examples to the ones in the article. I recommended that my brother-in-law get a Google wifi AP some years ago. Recently, I got an email from Google saying that they are no longer supporting it and after a certain date you will no longer be able to make changes to it. WTF?!? My Apple Airport Extreme is older than the Goog…

I feel like it's not only products that get left behind once Google gets bored. Many of Google's software eventually get worse too. YouTube for example has killed most of their social features by removing dislikes, limited searchability of videos by channel, allowed bots to fill the comments. And Google search has so much malware in their ads that pop up first, that even govts are recommending ad blockers by default.…

Post by ChuckNorris89 » Sun, May 07, 2023, 2:14 PM UTC

kps wrote: post #126

largepeepee wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I feel like it's not only products that get left behind once Google gets bored. Many of Google's software eventually get worse too. YouTube for example has killed most of their social features by removing dislikes, limited searchability of videos by channel, allowed bots to fill the comments. And Google search has so much malware in their ads that pop up first, that even govts are recommending ad blockers by default.…

> I feel like it's not only products that get left behind once Google gets bored. As someone who had been working at Google in this space (Nest Hubs, Matter, and planned thing I couldn't tell you about even if I knew its current status) until the decimation, I assure you it's not only products that get left behind.

Post by pavel_lishin » Sun, May 07, 2023, 2:15 PM UTC

ikesau wrote: post #127

There's an uncanny SEO-optimizing style to this article. Reminds me of this scene from Return of the Killer Tomatoes https://youtu.be/pXzsYIBVUB0?t=3841