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Re:Google says Nest’s built-in mic not listed in specs was n... by jhayward on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @10:40AM (#19208678)
It seems at least as likely that the microphone feature, as a non-working component of a future product upgrade, was omitted at the request of attorneys reviewing the product literature so as to not create a false expectation of that unreleased feature.

I've worked on several products that had capabilities that we were told by attorneys could not be "advertised" (i.e., no references to them) until the complete feature was ready to be announced.

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Re:Google says Nest’s built-in mic not listed in specs was n... by patmcguire on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @12:32PM (#19209818)
Yeah, I think it's most likely that. Seems very plausible Nest wanted to have some voice features but they got cut before launch. The mic's still there because changing hardware is hard, it's not announced because it doesn't do anything.
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