Given Google's history with acquisitions, as a Nest owner, I'm not thrilled to hear this. Hopefully they let it run as independently as possible.
This is more YouTube pricing so I don't see a problem with them keeping this running.
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#22Seriously not trying to troll, but could someone help explain where Google might see 3.2 billion dollars of value in a company that pretty much just sells a successful thermostat?
Yeah I feel like 3b of that 3.2b was for their product designers. Google could probably make these products from an engineering standpoint.
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#23Coming soon: audio ads, broadcast throughout your home via your Nest Protect. Since it knows if you're moving, it can wait and play the ad when it knows you're there, allowing Google to charge a higher cost per impression.
Sounds silly, but people pay Tivo a subscription fee every month and they pack that thing full of ads.
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#24Given Google's history with acquisitions, as a Nest owner, I'm not thrilled to hear this. Hopefully they let it run as independently as possible.
Google always shuts stuff down. Which is just a big laugh when its an internet application, but not so funny when its your thermostat. Anyone know what happens when GOOG shuts off the Nest system? Hopefully the thermostat reverts to at least a simple dumb mode rather than shutting everything off?
Disconnect it from your network before they 'update' it.
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#26"We've noticed that you're currently freezing your toes off...would you like to search instead for 'HVAC'?" Fucking creepy.
I find this creepy as well. The fact I was considering purchasing one gives me an ill feeling now.
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#27Oh come on this has to stop. How much would it have cost Google to build Nest from scratch? Not 3.2 billion dollars.
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#28The cynic in me shudders at the possibility of Google adding even more real-world data like temperature preference and lifestyle factors to their massive data portfolio. The idealist in me is incredibly excited at the possibility of Nest's fundamental strengths being bolstered by Google's coffers.
Am I the only one that doesn't get chills up their spine whenever Google breaks into some new market? I see very little possible misuse of temperature preference (of all things...) and very great possible gains.
The more intimately a service knows you, the more personalized and relevant data it can bring.
And another thing, I am really sick and tired of tempering or being told to temper my enthusiasm for some new technology or some novel use of existing technology just because it might be misused. Just about every technology that's wide-reaching enough has abuse potential. That is not an excuse for ludditism! Deal with the abuse instead of hamstringing the tech.
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#29Given Google's history with acquisitions, as a Nest owner, I'm not thrilled to hear this. Hopefully they let it run as independently as possible.
Google always shuts stuff down. Which is just a big laugh when its an internet application, but not so funny when its your thermostat. Anyone know what happens when GOOG shuts off the Nest system? Hopefully the thermostat reverts to at least a simple dumb mode rather than shutting everything off?
>While the Nest Thermostat doesn't require a Wi-Fi connection, additional features like remote control and automatic software updates are only available when the Nest Thermostat connects to the Internet
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#30Oh come on this has to stop. How much would it have cost Google to build Nest from scratch? Not 3.2 billion dollars.
It's not the tech, it's the install/customer base.