The fact that Alphabet/Google hasn't replaced him is a horribly disappointing statement about what they think is most important: profit, not employees, not culture.
Yeah, well, they're probably not doing so hot on the "profit" part, either since while they're all busy having their internal squabbles, they're not innovating AFAICT. No more Nest products for me, because they don't seem to do any better than less expensive options (now that competitors have caught up, which was not a monumental task). The thermostat and camera that I've got are pretty much standalone devices (the camera and thermostat might talk to each other now, I think). From my minimal research, those two devices do not appear that will be a part of a "home automation system" other than talking (poorly) to each other. No HomeKit integration, of course, now that Google has purchased them. Yeah, there's Brillo, but to (put it kindly) Google past performance doesn't have me holding my breath. I expect a poorly-documented, buggy first release and after a few years it'll be usable.
Yeah, well, they're probably not doing so hot on the "profit" part, either since while they're all busy having their internal squabbles, they're not innovating AFAICT. No more Nest products for me, because they don't seem to do any better than less expensive options (now that competitors have caught up, which was not a monumental task). The thermostat and camera that I've got are pretty much standalone devices (the camera and thermostat might talk to each other now, I think). From my minimal research, those two devices do not appear that will be a part of a "home automation system" other than talking (poorly) to each other. No HomeKit integration, of course, now that Google has purchased them. Yeah, there's Brillo, but to (put it kindly) Google past performance doesn't have me holding my breath. I expect a poorly-documented, buggy first release and after a few years it'll be usable.