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Google purchases Nest for $3.2 billion
Google has just purchased Nest Labs, the maker of the Nest Learning Thermostat and Protect smoke detector, for $3.2 billion in cash. According to a Google press release, Nest will continue to...
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Well that was quick. Apple should have acquired it though and I bet they regret it now.
I'm sure Microsoft will give them a run for their money, especially now that they have all the engineers from nokia, and a famous history of home gadgets (Bills Gates house).
I cannot see myself paying $300 for a damn thermostat regardless of how cute it looks.
Well, $250. And if I didn't own two of them, I'd agree. My main complaint is that I don't have access to much of the data I know they collect. I can see when and how long my unit was running, but I'd like to see a graph of the temp, humidity, outside temps, etc. And, why can't I have a remote temperature sensor?
I want to start a simple thermostat company sell it for 3 billion. Life's not fair