Google Inc.'s Nest Labs is opening its platform to outside developers,

Nest Aims to Establish Itself as Operating System for Web-Connected Devices in the Home

By 

ALISTAIR BARR and 

ROLFE WINKLER 

CONNECT

June 24, 2014 12:04 a.m. ET

Google Inc.'s Nest Labs is opening its platform to outside developers, a big step by the thermostat and smoke-detector maker to establish itself in a crowded market to be the operating system for Internet-connected devices in the home.

Through Nest, users will be able to communicate with appliances from Whirlpool Corp., cars from Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz, remote controls from Logitech International SA and other devices.

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