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Google announces 1st and 2nd gen Nest Thermostats will lose support in October 2025 (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 hours ago

A significant number of companies that lasts longer than a few years release a new product and puts another product to rest. Google has a lot of folks reliant on their technology.

Microsoft has a problem shutting down projects long past their usefulness for an example of the opposite.

You should see how uppity folks got about Ms access being sunset.