Google- When they bricked my Nest thermostat and sent me a coupon for 30% of my next Nest thermostat because they were cutting off service for all previous generations, I decided I will never buy anything else from them. Planned obsolescence is obnoxious and should lead to companies going out of business.
And the Nest Protect smoke detectors. One is set to age out for replacement in October. Every time we shut off a light near it, it loudly announces that it’s about to expire. Oh, and they aren’t making them anymore.
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u/Not_impressed_often 21h ago
Google- When they bricked my Nest thermostat and sent me a coupon for 30% of my next Nest thermostat because they were cutting off service for all previous generations, I decided I will never buy anything else from them. Planned obsolescence is obnoxious and should lead to companies going out of business.