[HN Gopher] Google commits to supporting Nest smart home devices...
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       Google commits to supporting Nest smart home devices for 5 years
        
       Author : bookofjoe
       Score  : 4 points
       Date   : 2021-06-30 22:05 UTC (56 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (arstechnica.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (arstechnica.com)
        
       | PragmaticPulp wrote:
       | Glad to see Google committing to some level of support, but 5
       | years seems extremely short for something I'm building into my
       | home. I would hope I could count on my thermostat to continue
       | operating for more than 5 years after I purchase it.
        
         | 6f8986c3 wrote:
         | Cloud-connected smart appliances are banned in my home for that
         | reason. All they do is become landfill the second that they
         | fall off the tail end of the upgrade cycle.
        
           | canadianfella wrote:
           | Banned is a weird word to use for that.
        
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