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Re:Google Is Turning Off the Works-with-Nest API by sterlind on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @02:11AM (#19856290)
Microsoft hasn't killed many online services, and besides Azure doesn't have dominant control of the internet like Google does. MS kills support for old box products and hardware devices, but that doesn't mean you can't still use them! (Also, what would we even kill? Bing? MSN?)

When Google pulls the plug on Nest, they burn an entire ecosystem, and piss off the people they should be working with on IoT. It's really stupid strategy.

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Re:Google Is Turning Off the Works-with-Nest API by bryanrasmussen on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @03:04AM (#19856524)
I gotta say, I would never develop anything on Google because I would worry I end up with some little niche business that brings a little extra for my efforts and then they'll kill it. It's an added risk.
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