For me, the problem with many of these new "world improving" products is that the founders/creators are often very young and inexperienced in their fields and frankly a bit naive.
This applies more to things like Soylent which i find is dangerous in the way its marketed now as opposed to the experiment it was in the beginning but its also true for Nest.
There are companies in this business producing smoke alarms for decades and they most certainly know more about its challenges than the NEST guys and given the fact that their thermostats are by no means flawless, one should atleast be cautious and not drink the whole can of marketing induced and VC funded cool-aid without thinking. This is not a touch enabled music player after all.
Being naive and fresh in a decade old market is usually great, but there are certain areas, for example those that can affect peoples health in negative ways, where experience is simply invaluable.
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For me, the problem with many of these new "world improving" products is that the founders/creators are often very young and inexperienced in their fields and frankly a bit naive.
This applies more to things like Soylent which i find is dangerous in the way its marketed now as opposed to the experiment it was in the beginning but its also true for Nest.
There are companies in this business producing smoke alarms for decades and they most certainly know more about its challenges than the NEST guys and given the fact that their thermostats are by no means flawless, one should atleast be cautious and not drink the whole can of marketing induced and VC funded cool-aid without thinking. This is not a touch enabled music player after all.
Being naive and fresh in a decade old market is usually great, but there are certain areas, for example those that can affect peoples health in negative ways, where experience is simply invaluable.