misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoAfter 16 years, Ecobee is shutting down support for the original smart thermostatwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkAfter 16 years, Ecobee is shutting down support for the original smart thermostatwww.theverge.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square109fedilink
minus-squaresramder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months 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-squarelaurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months 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