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Re:Google to Acquire Nest by angersock on Monday January 13, 2014 @04:15PM (#7053339)
It's not the tech, it's the install/customer base.
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Re:Google to Acquire Nest by pgrote on Monday January 13, 2014 @04:18PM (#7053368)
How large is the installed base? It appears to be small for smart thermostats and even smaller for Nest.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/11/02/2877211/smart-th...

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Re:Google to Acquire Nest by sandis on Monday January 13, 2014 @04:21PM (#7053399)
Would it really take $3.2b to engineer a product similar to Nest and market it to an even wider audience? I'm happy for Nest guys, but the number is a bit ridiculous.
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Re:Google to Acquire Nest by kmfrk on Monday January 13, 2014 @04:25PM (#7053447)
You also get Tony Fadell, which is pretty damn huge. It’s almost like acquiring a Forstall company.
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Re:Google to Acquire Nest by 9999 on Monday January 13, 2014 @04:25PM (#7053452)
I would have been a Nest customer, now I won't be. Oh well.
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