I have one of these. I got it because I figured Google's security team would put out something with better security than some random IoT company.<p>Recently I wanted to install more door sensors but haven't been able to find any in stock for months.<p>I'm done with Google anything at this point. As a brand they are so unfocused and have no ability to support things that customers actually pay for.
I know they say they'll continue to support these, but the right thing to do is to give people discounts on alternative products from ADT.<p>These products are useless if people don't feel like they can trust them, and it's hard to trust Google to really test and update the software on discontinued devices.<p>Even my <i>flagship</i> Google software often feels cobbled together (all of Nest is this way right now).<p>I've invested thousands in Nest products and I think I'm ready to throw it all away and start over with a company I can trust.
Yet another entry for <a href="https://killedbygoogle.com" rel="nofollow">https://killedbygoogle.com</a>. ;)<p>They're up to 208 now. (!)
So Google invested 450 million in ADT?<p>Pocket change for Google, but still a significant amount of money. Perhaps that is a bit too far fetched, but imagine if Google could use location tracking to know who came to your house when you weren't there. Say you got robbed on a Friday night a 10pm.<p>They got footage of the guy, but it's dark outside and he's waring a hoodie, but their software knows WHO was there at that time. Some device (from ADT or Google Nest) could also have BLE trackers as well.<p>Mixed with camera footage and something like Nest Aware applying machine learning to the footage, this deal starts to make sense.
Reminds me of when internet provider Charter / Spectrum discontinued their home security service earlier this year, they didn't even offer any refunds:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22025365" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22025365</a>