Nest was supposed to lead the next computing revolution. Its looking like a bust

Re:Nest was supposed to lead the next computing revolution. ... by ghaff on Thursday April 07, 2016 @11:44AM (#11448151)

I'm genuinely curious about how many of those "regular people" replaced a working thermostat with a Nest. Anecdotally, it certainly seems to me as if it's the geeky gadget types who get all excited about things like the Nest.

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Re:Nest was supposed to lead the next computing revolution. ... by raldi on Thursday April 07, 2016 @11:51AM (#11448212)

But the group of people within your anecdotal range is a heavily-skewed sample set.

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Re:Nest was supposed to lead the next computing revolution. ... by ghaff on Thursday April 07, 2016 @12:24PM (#11448510)

Maybe. Certainly almost all of the people I associate with regularly could afford a Nest if they chose to do so. My experience is that most of the ones that I know who have actually done so are the same people who are always buying and trying out various types of gadgetry. I know lots of people who are technical to various degrees but aren't especially into electronic devices.

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