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As I note above, Honeywell does have a color touchscreen, no-button, net-connected programmable thermostat that costs about what the Nest thermostat costs. For
by jonhendry 15y ago
As I note above, Honeywell does have a color touchscreen, no-button, net-connected programmable thermostat that costs about what the Nest thermostat costs. For homes.
But, stupidly, they don't sell it in stores, they sell it through HVAC contractors, so do-it-yourselfers won't run into them at the hardware store.
- Florin_Andrei 15y agoMaybe that's the lesson they need to learn.
- yardie 15y agoThey sell it to contractors at the price of the Nest. Once the contractors add their own margin, not including the install, it's double the price of the nest.
- jonhendry 15y agoYeah, as I note in another comment, Nest isn't so much taking advantage of lagging thermostat technology, they're taking advantage of the crappy outdated distribution model.