Re:Nest Protect is a terrible buggy product
by revelation on Saturday February 14, 2015 @10:32AM
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But it isn't simple?
Look at that circuit board for gods sake, that's probably 6+ layers and apparently required custom gaskets around crucial components. If you consider the device as a whole, it is not simple at all.
That's kind of the crucial point, too. A smoke alarm can only be considered simple when everything on the path from smoke detector to alarm is simple, and that's not the case here. Which makes this seem like a case of not getting the basics right.
Look at that circuit board for gods sake, that's probably 6+ layers and apparently required custom gaskets around crucial components. If you consider the device as a whole, it is not simple at all.
That's kind of the crucial point, too. A smoke alarm can only be considered simple when everything on the path from smoke detector to alarm is simple, and that's not the case here. Which makes this seem like a case of not getting the basics right.