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Google assimilated and ruined the brand Nest. I don't know who created the thermostats, but they will be shut down, like all the others, once the enshittified products generate too little income.
Dude, they're 11 years old.
Edit: These are not 'just thermostats'. These are computers that are meant to connect to the Internet. 11 years of support for a computer is a long time.
When a computer's support reaches EoL, it's no longer secure. You don't want devices that are vulnerable to connect to your servers, so from a SecOps standpoint blocking their access makes sense.
It's not like these thermostats are going to be useless. You can still use them as thermostats, just not with the cloud service.
But I get it. Any logic or reason that disagrees with the hive mind craving to hate literally anything a company does will get downvoted to hell.
HiVe MiNd.
No, you're just a dumbass.
No, I just understand smart devices and cyber security.
Yikes
Building and programming smart devices is my hobby, and cyber security is my career. So I do actually know what I'm talking about.
Yeah, it sucks when a device reaches EoL, but it can definitely be for legitimate reasons.