Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit

Re:Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit by ip26 on Monday October 28, 2019 @01:55PM (#21379598)

Hoping this doesn't happen with the Nest Thermostat. The good news is the install base is huge, so it's not like they can just quietly brick them and have no one notice.

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Re:Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit by dangrossman on Monday October 28, 2019 @02:19PM (#21379891)

They already killed all their integrations, and since I exclusively set my multiple zone temperatures by voice with Alexa, when they killed the partner ecosystem I sold my Nests on eBay and bought some Ecobees that still connect with everything.

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Re:Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit by dwoozle on Monday October 28, 2019 @05:43PM (#21382041)

They have already taken out API support which for some smart home users was equivalent to bricking. I wonder if there will be a class action lawsuit.

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Re:Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit by IshKebab on Monday October 28, 2019 @03:43PM (#21380775)

They've recently adopted the Nest branding for Google Home Mini (now Google Nest Mini) so I doubt it.

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Re:Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit by olliej on Monday October 28, 2019 @04:33PM (#21381346)

They already have started removing features and functionality, which is similar to bricking

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