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In other words, Google wants to turn Nest into a platform for the house, some kind of Android equivalent. Looking forward to seeing their next steps. If I'm rig

In other words, Google wants to turn Nest into a platform for the house, some kind of Android equivalent. Looking forward to seeing their next steps. If I'm right, some kind of appstore I would imagine. So far they've focused on big brands, if this fails it would be because of insufficient trust from developers, but Android shows people can look the other way if there's enough of an incentive.

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gravity13 12y ago
|| some kind of appstore I would imagine. Extrapolation != predicting the future. You can't just download an android app to fluff your pillows before you get home, it's about integrating the house with new devices. || if this fails This won't fail.
- sosborn 12y ago
  > This won't fail. Why not?
  - gravity13 12y ago
    Because home automation is not ubiquitous yet.
    - sosborn 12y ago
      That's not really a compelling reason. It certainly plays in their favor, but it is no guarantee of success.
- nardi 12y ago
  Consider: the vast majority of people who have money to spend on home automation have Apple products.
  - gravity13 12y ago
    Yeah, but mine's got a crack on the screen. I stopped caring to notice it. It's a couple years old, hasn't had a new app installed on it in months, and is fulfilling many utility roles in my world. I want something to excite me again.
  - Oletros 12y ago
    Citation needed
frabcus 12y ago
To be fair, at the time we were terrified the much more closed Apple platform would win. To be honest this time I'd rather there was a monopoly, as at least it is then completely clear the only viable competition is open source, so that's where you have to go.
dan_bk 12y ago
With the government, every tech company and their mother tracking us 24 hours a day 7 days a week, why should we continue to add our personal data to the pool?

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In other words, Google wants to turn Nest into a platform for the house, some kind of Android equivalent. Looking forward to seeing their next steps. If I'm rig

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gravity13 12y ago
|| some kind of appstore I would imagine. Extrapolation != predicting the future. You can't just download an android app to fluff your pillows before you get home, it's about integrating the house with new devices. || if this fails This won't fail.
- sosborn 12y ago
  > This won't fail. Why not?
  - gravity13 12y ago
    Because home automation is not ubiquitous yet.
    - sosborn 12y ago
      That's not really a compelling reason. It certainly plays in their favor, but it is no guarantee of success.
- nardi 12y ago
  Consider: the vast majority of people who have money to spend on home automation have Apple products.
  - gravity13 12y ago
    Yeah, but mine's got a crack on the screen. I stopped caring to notice it. It's a couple years old, hasn't had a new app installed on it in months, and is fulfilling many utility roles in my world. I want something to excite me again.
  - Oletros 12y ago
    Citation needed
frabcus 12y ago
To be fair, at the time we were terrified the much more closed Apple platform would win. To be honest this time I'd rather there was a monopoly, as at least it is then completely clear the only viable competition is open source, so that's where you have to go.
dan_bk 12y ago
With the government, every tech company and their mother tracking us 24 hours a day 7 days a week, why should we continue to add our personal data to the pool?