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Open source smart thermostats rise to compete with Nest after Google acquisition

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Ars Technica; By Casey Johnston 		Mail this story
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Since Google acquired Nest for $3.2 billion last week, current and prospective smart thermostat or smoke detector owners have been apprehensive about what Google might do with the company. In the last few days, a couple of companies have stepped forward with potential open source alternatives to the service and hardware that Nest offers, sans the new implications of Google ownership.

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