Google Inc took its biggest step to go deeper into consumers' homes, announcing a $3.2 billion deal to purchase smart thermostat and smoke alarm-maker Nest Labs Inc, scooping up a promising line of products and a prized design team led by the "godfather" of the iPod.Nest will continue to operate as its own distinct brand after the all-cash deal closes, Google said on Monday.The deal is the second largest in Google's history after the $12.5 billion acquisition of mobile phone maker Motorola in 2012.Like the Motorola deal, which marked Google's first major foray into hardware, the Nest acquisition gives Google a stepping stone into an important new market at a time when consumer appliances and Internet services are increasingly merging.
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