misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoAfter 16 years, Ecobee is shutting down support for the original smart thermostatwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square113linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAfter 16 years, Ecobee is shutting down support for the original smart thermostatwww.theverge.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square113linkfedilink
minus-squaresramder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoThey just killed my nest cameras, but the thermostat is still supported. I was planning on replacing it with an ecobee this year just because API access is kind of a pain but this is giving me some second thoughts.
minus-squareLaurel Raven@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoKilled, as in the thing you paid for is basically worthless now? That’s not just planned obsolescence, it’s forced obsolescence
They just killed my nest cameras, but the thermostat is still supported. I was planning on replacing it with an ecobee this year just because API access is kind of a pain but this is giving me some second thoughts.
Killed, as in the thing you paid for is basically worthless now?
That’s not just planned obsolescence, it’s forced obsolescence