# Amazon to acquire Ring

**URL:** <https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-to-acquire-ring/120341>\
**Category:** Devices & Integrations\
**Created:** [February 28, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-to-acquire-ring/120341 "2018-02-28T12:25:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![swamplynx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@swamplynx](https://community.smartthings.com/u/swamplynx)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-to-acquire-ring/120341/1 "2018-02-28T12:25:13Z")

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Guessing Ring integration will be heading the way of Blink in 3,2,1…

> **[Amazon to acquire Ring video doorbell maker, cracking open the door in home...](https://www.geekwire.com/2018/amazon-acquire-ring-video-doorbell-maker-cracking-open-door-home-security-market/)**
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> Amazon has reached an agreement to acquire Ring, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based maker of video cameras, doorbells and other smart home technologies, GeekWire has learned. The companies are expected to…

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**Author:** ![marktheknife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@marktheknife](https://community.smartthings.com/u/marktheknife)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-to-acquire-ring/120341/2 "2018-02-28T12:39:54Z")

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There are other threads on this already.

> [@Amazon Buys Ring](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-buys-ring/120286):
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**Author:** ![TrueFlaNative1957](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@TrueFlaNative1957](https://community.smartthings.com/u/TrueFlaNative1957)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-to-acquire-ring/120341/3 "2018-02-28T14:16:56Z")

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This is now old news.

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**Author:** ![marktheknife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@marktheknife](https://community.smartthings.com/u/marktheknife)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-to-acquire-ring/120341/4 "2018-02-28T14:26:25Z")

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Also I disagree that the way Blink’s integration was handled when amazon acquired Blink has much impact on the ability to predict what will happen with Ring’s ST integration.