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Sounds like this piece was written by someone who doesn't really know the space and follows along with Nest marketing.

> These leaf springs allowed for the self-configuration of the unit, saving the time and troubleshooting that would have prevented a regular person from tackling installation. And it worked! It was so simple that grandparents were making YouTube videos of themselves installing it.

Did Nest sponsor this article? It's a Google property and they managed to reference another Google property.



> Did Nest sponsor this article? It's a Google property and they managed to reference another Google property.

YouTube is ubiquitous. It’s not like they referenced someone’s blogger account or something.


I saw a lot of presentations in engineering school that were effectively distilled marketing copy, wouldn’t surprise me if some people never outgrew that behavior.




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