[machinecoffee]

As the owner of a Nest (pre-Google acquisition), I can only say that it's not been a positive experience for me.

Condescending emails about how many 'leafs' I've earned every few months and forcing me to login to the device over Google instead of my Nest account is what I'm faced with now.

[ubercore]

I purchased a first generation Nest, and I remember getting emails about leafs for as long as I've had it. I don't think that one is on Google