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

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280 points RyanShook | 1 comments | 05 Sep 25 21:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.237s | source
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WalterBright ◴[06 Sep 25 02:26 UTC] No.45146071[source]▶
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.
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1. willis936 ◴[06 Sep 25 02:34 UTC] No.45146126[source]▶
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.