Google to Acquire Nest

Re:Google to Acquire Nest by napoleond on Monday January 13, 2014 @04:54PM (#7053716)

I know everyone's still upset about Reader, but your post doesn't make any sense. Google didn't pay $3.2 billion dollars for a bunch of new employees.

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Re:Google to Acquire Nest by manmal on Monday January 13, 2014 @05:40PM (#7054060)

They did not pay $3.2 billion for some employees, but for a company with a proven track record of creating great hardware. Why not let them develop more household hardware for the upcoming internet-of-things revolution (provided it does come), with Google on top?

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Re:Google to Acquire Nest by MrZongle2 on Monday January 13, 2014 @05:04PM (#7053795)

Yes, it is doubtful that Google would up and kill a product they just paid $3.2B for.

But I'm human, and I was a heavy Reader user. That particular debacle -- along with the NSA revelations of last year -- have affected my perception of the company in a negative manner.

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