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[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 75 points 8 months ago (16 children)

We need laws about refunds when they pull this kind of bullshit.

[–] player2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

"[Google] will give users an exclusive offer for a Self Setup System from ADT on us (up to $485 value) or $200 to use on the Google Store."

https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Blog/An-update-for-our-Nest-Secure-Dropcam-and-Works-with-Nest-Users-and/ba-p/391449

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh shit. Google doing this right!?

[–] Tja@programming.dev 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They also were pretty cool when shutting down stadia, full refunds and you keep the hardware.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

True. They absolutely have their faults but they do seem to be handling hardware shutdowns like this morally.

[–] papertowels@lemmy.one 3 points 8 months ago

Used my credit to buy my mom a new phone.

Google did a solid in this case.

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