Nest
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Nest is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphabet that sells an eponymous thermostat and smoke alarm, both of which are connected to Alphabet's centralized servers over the internet; whereas the indieweb approach would be to have such devices connect to your personal site.
Criticism
Service Interruptions
”The Nest service can’t be reached right now.”
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See Also
- https://twitter.com/internetofshit/status/1135310349438054401
- Sacrifices longevity of first generation Nest devices: 2025-04-25 The Verge: Google is killing software support for early Nest Thermostats / The company is also pulling Nest thermostats out of Europe entirely, citing “unique” heating challenges.