Google is killing software support for early Nest Thermostats
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#3I refuse to invest in anything in the Google ecosystem at this point; any app, software, or hardware you use can clearly be discontinued at the whim of the C-suite getting pitched by some PM trying to justify why they deserve to be a team lead for Google's 8th chat or messaging app.
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#4I threw my first-gen Nest thermostat in the trash about 5 years ago after one too many UI changes and at least one bricking incident (later fixed) after an unwanted update.
I replaced it with a super basic Honeywell mercury thermometer, which will almost certainly still be working 100 years from now.
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#5My Nest (2014) is working perfectly fine but I'm required to pay for a new model.
Apparently, heating and cooling a three-bedroom home requires more advanced technology...
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#6Not sure why I'm surprised. I'm actually quite surprised Google didn't do this sooner, being Google and all. I bought my Nest before the acquisition and held out as long as I could before they forced me to migrate my Nest account to a Google account.
I understand not wanting to support old hardware forever, but is it really that hard to lock this device down enough to only accept commands from Google servers? I just want to be able to tweak the temperature at night without getting out of bed.
I certainly won't be replacing it with their new model, even if they are offering a reasonable discount. I hear good things about Ecobee...
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#7I refuse to invest in anything in the Google ecosystem at this point; any app, software, or hardware you use can clearly be discontinued at the whim of the C-suite getting pitched by some PM trying to justify why they deserve to be a team lead for Google's 8th chat or messaging app.
Do you refuse to get iPhones because older models are no longer supported? Because this is the same thing.
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#8I refuse to invest in anything in the Google ecosystem at this point; any app, software, or hardware you use can clearly be discontinued at the whim of the C-suite getting pitched by some PM trying to justify why they deserve to be a team lead for Google's 8th chat or messaging app.
Do you refuse to get iPhones because older models are no longer supported? Because this is the same thing.
Apple has a long track record of extended support for older iPhone hardware while Google has a long track record of destroying any goodwill around hardware investment by consumers. OP is right, you have to be willfully ignorant at this point to buy into any Google consumer hardware ecosystem.
Better to purchase from a company that’s business is what you’re buying, not a labs project at the mercy of whomever is floating through Google upper management at the time (imho).
https://www.macworld.com/article/675021/how-long-does-apple-...
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#9Wait, isn't AI supposed to make something like providing software support easy and inexpensive? Does Google not fancy itself an AI company? So what possibly can be the excuse for this anti-social behaviour?
The backlash will come.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you refuse to get iPhones because older models are no longer supported? Because this is the same thing.
Apple has a long track record of extended support for older iPhone hardware while Google has a long track record of destroying any goodwill around hardware investment by consumers. OP is right, you have to be willfully ignorant at this point to buy into any Google consumer hardware ecosystem. Better to purchase from a company that’s business is what you’re buying, not a labs project at the mercy of whomever is floati…
These products were release in 2011-2013. No iPhones from those era are currently supported by Apple. These products were in fact supported much longer than Apple.