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Comment by rmanalan | Hacker News Reader

I just bought an OnHub last year. WTF Google?!

And you just got an email saying that OnHub and the new Wifi router use the same OnHub firmware, which presumably will be maintained at least until the Google This-Time-We're-Serious router comes out.

Do you have a link to this message?

https://support.google.com/onhub/answer/7168220

OnHub works with Google Wifi and will receive all of the updates announced today. https://support.google.com/onhub/answer/7168220

> I just bought an OnHub last year. WTF Google?!

Do you get upset when a new phone is introduced a year after you bought your last one? A new car?

The OnHub still has a disabled USB port and is missing other features - it's been abandoned.

The problem is Google sells products like the OnHub with indications that more is coming. It was strongly hinted that the OnHub was going to be the center of Google's soon to come Google Home solution.

Of course, those of us seasoned with the experience of buying Google products before should know better, but it really doesn't change the fact that people who bought it are absolutely right to feel upset.

This is part of Onhub, which can be a part of the mesh, and they both use the same app.

They released an 'updated' OnHub 3 months later; they really don't care about early adopters.

It was the same hardware, with a different headline feature. This _is_ part of the onhub ecosystem, and onhubs will be able to be a part of this mesh.

doesn't make me feel good buying this one knowing that next year they might abandon it....

Did they abandon the OnHub?

Not at all. https://support.google.com/onhub/answer/7168220

The above commenter was probably referencing the Nest situation

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