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

I don't understand why anyone would buy these things. Any device that requires a connection to a remote server is doomed to being bricked sooner.

The truth is a lot of consumers do because they trust companies. Companies are happy to convert that trust into a few hundredths of a point on a quarterly statement.

I have an Amazon smart thermostat. I don’t worry about it being bricked. I’ve had it for years. I did look at the Google stuff. But I’m generally moving away from products from certain companies going forward. Namely, Samsung and Google. I had many concerns, but I’m not surprised to hear how Google is handling their own products.

"Bricked" in this case just means reverting back to a "dumb" thermostat.