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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] 3 points 8 hours ago

When it comes to house infrastructure we expect that it will keep working for decades. I don't think smart tech that requires the internet is at all a good idea and why I don't use anything that does, but there is bound to be issues with bluetooth and wifi connected devices generally if they don't have updates and support for the coming decades.

Companies need to be thinking about the length of support more for house installed devices because the cost of the device often pales compared to the installation costs and replacing them is often a big job.