[billwilliams]

The reason for this acquisition is clear. Its why Nest was bought, its why Dropcam was bought. For Eric Shmidt's whole life his brother would turn down the thermostat and Eric would be too cold. He would accuse his brother and his brother would play innocent. It was infuriating.

But now. Billions of dollars later. Finally, Eric will always know who is screwing with his radiator.