Congrats to Erik Charlton, Tony Fadell and the Nest team! […]

Congrats to Erik Charlton, Tony Fadell and the Nest team!
Google just announced that they are buying Nest for $3.2B

Here is Erik at the Nest launch in October 2011. My reaction at the time: “I like the Applesque grace and dematerialization of the user interface to a simple rotary dial, much like the original iPod that Nest-founder Tony Fadell developed at Apple.” — blast from past: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/6281547239/

Larry Page: “We are excited to bring great experiences to more homes in more countries and fulfill their dreams!” — Google press release: http://investor.google.com/releases/2014/0113.html