This reminds me of Nest. When it was separate, it was shipping great hardware and OK software. Then Google appended "Google" in front of it, creating "Google Ne

This reminds me of Nest. When it was separate, it was shipping great hardware and OK software. Then Google appended "Google" in front of it, creating "Google Nest" and kicked off the slow Google Hug of Death™. The first casualty was Nest shutting down its APIs, cutting off an ecosystem of third party integrations. The next casualty was replacing the Nest app with the Google Home app. I stopped following Nest after that because I sold all the Nest stuff I owned and replaced it all with HomeKit. It's astounding how Google keeps doing this, and its shareholders seem to go along with it. I agree, given their track record, its hard to be optimistic about anything Google slaps their name in front of.