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Nest 1st gen and 2nd gen thermostats no longer supported from Oct 25

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280 points RyanShook | 3 comments | 05 Sep 25 21:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.025s | source
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dreamcompiler ◴[05 Sep 25 22:58 UTC] No.45144685[source]▶
"Dumb" home devices work as expected for 25-50 years, and then you replace them.

"Smart" home devices work as expected for about a year and then they fail in new and exciting ways, and then you replace them.

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jonas21 ◴[06 Sep 25 01:40 UTC] No.45145802[source]▶
It's only the networked features that are being discontinued. You can still use the Nest as a "dumb" thermostat. Assuming you wanted a smart thermostat, surely a smart thermostat that reverts to being a dumb thermostat after 10-15 years is better than a dumb thermostat.
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1. sarchertech ◴[06 Sep 25 01:52 UTC] No.45145875[source]▶
That’s no excuse to disable functionality on perfectly good devices.

Imagine if a company disabled your freezer after 10 years and told you “hey a refrigerator and freezer that reverts to a refrigerator after 10 years is better than a refrigerator!”

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2. jonas21 ◴[06 Sep 25 03:37 UTC] No.45146399[source]▶
It's funny you should mention that because years ago, I did own a mini-fridge with a freezer section, and after a few years the freezer stopped working. I was still glad to have had it while it lasted.
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3. sarchertech ◴[06 Sep 25 11:04 UTC] No.45148267[source]▶
Sure. I imagine you’d be really annoyed if you found out the reason it stopped working was because the company installed a kill switch on a 10 year timer.