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Because having an open API fosters a community of applications that is free marketing and free development for your product. Nest products are expensive, those
by sdinsn 7y ago
Because having an open API fosters a community of applications that is free marketing and free development for your product.
Nest products are expensive, those 1800 users may equate to a few hundred thousand in revenue for Google, who may instead buy a competitor for their next purchase.
- pugworthy 7y agoI get that, and I think it's sad they cut it for that reason, but can we at least express our thoughts in that line? "I will never buy Nest AGAIN!" stuff is like what I'd expect on Reddit or Facebook. Can't we at least post about what the value is that's being lost?
- protomyth 7y agoWe don’t know the value that’s being lost since we are talking about potential in early days. 1800 can go to 180,000 in a short time. We don’t know where Twitter would be if they hadn’t tanked their client ecosystem. We don’t know where Wave would be.
- AJ007 7y agoMost of the value that is being lost is for Google, at least if they have any expectation of dependence on developer trust in the future.