Marketplace®
Every story is an economic story

Apple is now selling Nest thermostats because whatever

This is a Marketplace.org Reader


The Apple store! Where you can buy iPhones! And Mac computers! And iPads! And what computer store would be complete without… thermostats! (sound of a needle dragging across a record) Wha-wha-WHAT?!

Yep, every hipsters favorite new thermostat, the Nest Learning Thermostat, will be sold in Apple stores. This is the $250 thermostat that learns your patterns of when you like it to be certain temperatures. You can also control it remotely through iOS or Android apps. So here’s why it makes sense for Apple to be selling Nest: it’s hip, it’s stylishly designed, it was created by former Apple employees, and it works through apps and connectivity. Here’s why it doesn’t make sense: it’s a freaking THERMOSTAT of all things!

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    an hour ago
    6:16
  • Marketplace Tech
    3 hours ago
    7:34
  • Marketplace
    15 hours ago
    25:22
  • Million Bazillion
    a day ago
    30:57
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    6 days ago
    28:44
  • Make Me Smart
    4 months ago
    24:33