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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.
We shouldn't be forced to replace tech this frequently. If you are comfortable shelling out money for the next big thing that is on you. The rest of us want functioning products that last.
You're not being forced to replace anything. The thermostats still operate as thermostats. You just can't use their cloud service.
Devices that connect to the Internet need continuous updates to not become vulnerable to attacks. At some point it's perfectly reasonable to end of life a product, and I think over a decade of supporting a computer is reasonable.
Also, they aren't bricking these thermostats. You can still use them locally.