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I keep saying this. People keep ignoring me, but it really does matter in this case. This only happened AFTER nest was no longer a Google property. To me the ti
by deelowe 11y ago
I keep saying this. People keep ignoring me, but it really does matter in this case. This only happened AFTER nest was no longer a Google property. To me the timing seems somewhat suspicious and I believe Nest pushed for more autonomy. They were never really integrated into Google proper. Their stuff runs on their on servers & software stack and their HQ isn't on the Google campus.
- ceejayoz 11y ago> This only happened AFTER nest was no longer a Google property. Huh? Nest is still a Google property.
- deelowe 11y agoNest is an Alphabet property: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nest_Labs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nest_Labs
- eli 11y agoThat seems like an odd distinction. Isn't everything Google owns also owned by Alphabet? Is the consumer supposed to perceive a difference?
- Natanael_L 11y agoGoogle is now a subsidiary to Alphabet. So no.
- on_and_off 11y agoWell, it seems that it is going to to make a difference in how Nest is managed. Google has just created a hardware division that will handle most of its efforts in that area : Nexus, Pixel, OnHub, ATAP, Chromecast, consumer hardware, ... they are all going to be integrated in this division instead of being scattered throughout the company. Glass will also become a part of that division (Nest has been handling it since the end of the explorer program). Nest will continue to operate independently.
- ceejayoz 11y agoThat makes "This only happened AFTER nest was no longer a Google property" a totally meaningless semantic distinction, then, and leaves me confused as to the point you're trying to make with it. You don't suddenly have "a new boss" when they get married and change their name.
- kyrra 11y agoNest runs their software on AWS, they call that out here: https://nest.com/security/ https://nest.com/security/