A good lesson for buyers of IoT smart home devices
"Nest's move to stop supporting Revolv smart hub leaves customers with costly 'brick'"
"Customers should be aware that with the internet of things, devices need to be seen increasingly more of a service than a physical object"
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/revol ... -1.3521927
Be careful about making a major long-term home investment in smart devices from suppliers like Google (Nest) that update and obsolete products at a frantic pace. Your 2-year-old system that you intended to last 20 years on your home may be bricked remotely with little recourse. As the article points out, for liability reasons the supplier may not wish to leave your product able to connect to the internet after they have stopped supporting it.
"Customers should be aware that with the internet of things, devices need to be seen increasingly more of a service than a physical object"
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/revol ... -1.3521927
Be careful about making a major long-term home investment in smart devices from suppliers like Google (Nest) that update and obsolete products at a frantic pace. Your 2-year-old system that you intended to last 20 years on your home may be bricked remotely with little recourse. As the article points out, for liability reasons the supplier may not wish to leave your product able to connect to the internet after they have stopped supporting it.