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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 by rayiner on Friday May 10, 2019 @11:50AM (#19878907)
It will never be worked out. Desktop computing is how many decades old? And it’s still crap. Basic Windows desktop functions still have intermittent problems (that missing file issue in Windows 10). Computer controlled consumer stuff will never reach the reliability and predictability of dumb consumer electronics.
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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 by HeWhoLurksLate on Friday May 10, 2019 @11:53AM (#19878946)
And how many times have you had a flat tire?
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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 by rayiner on Friday May 10, 2019 @11:56AM (#19878987)
How many times has your toaster deleted your toast because Microsoft pushed a bad update?

(I had an Ecobee that just decided to try and freeze my family for funsies on a winter day when I was at work. Threw it out and replaced it with a dumb thermostat.)

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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 by tptacek on Friday May 10, 2019 @04:56PM (#19882149)
Like twice in the 25 years I've been driving. Are you really trying to suggest that the failure rate of tires is comparable to that of computing devices? I lose one device or other about once every 4 months or so.
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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 by wglb on Saturday May 11, 2019 @11:50PM (#19890028)
In over 60 years of driving maybe twice. Software doesn’t even come close. Read the part about merchantability and fitness for purpose.
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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 by cardinalfang on Friday May 10, 2019 @01:48PM (#19880328)
Modern cars have a wireless pressure sensor failure instead.
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