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Re:Google to Acquire Nest by foobarian on Monday January 13, 2014 @08:45PM (#7054855)
I find the learning functionality to be a nuisance. What makes it awesome is the design, the remote control, and the scheduling interface.
Re:Google to Acquire Nest by CoryG89 on Tuesday January 14, 2014 @02:00AM (#7055790)
I figured as much. Just seems like a big fuss over a whole lot of nothing though if that's all it is. And 3.2 billion for that? Why couldn't Google just make their own that does exactly the same thing? I think its trendiness is all people really care about.
Re:Google to Acquire Nest by lstamour on Tuesday January 14, 2014 @02:07AM (#7055800)
If it helps, as Verge commenters reminded me, it's 3.2 Instagrams, 0.8 Snapchats or 0.4 Skypes. :D