On Google's Acquisition of Nest

Re:On Google's Acquisition of Nest by cloudwalking on Tuesday January 14, 2014 @04:50AM (#7056202)

Nest claims to save people, on average, 19.5% on their heating and cooling bill. If you're paying $50 per month for heating/cooling and you buy a Nest, you're now paying $40 per month instead.

Over a few years time, Nest quickly pays for itself, saves you money every month, and reduces your energy footprint.

It doesn't seem like a "massively over engineered pretty device that very few people need" to me.

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Re:On Google's Acquisition of Nest by Nickoladze on Tuesday January 14, 2014 @07:57AM (#7056721)

It depends on how much you care about energy efficiency.

I, for instance, run 3 separate computers 24/7 when I could probably get away with combining them into 1 or 2 if I wanted. I could also turn them off when I'm not home. I just don't really care.

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Re:On Google's Acquisition of Nest by cmelbye on Tuesday January 14, 2014 @11:42AM (#7057993)

Despite your personal preferences, I don't think it's really up for debate that a lot of people would, in general, like to spend less money than they currently spend.

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