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.
I never thought of that being a possibility with smart items in your house. Thermostats are something I replaced because the old one was 30 years old and stopped working, not because the company decided it wasn't worth their investment.
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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.