Wow just seen this on TechCrunch and yes this is probably the wrong cat but no idea where else I would post it… [image] Samsung In Talks To Scoop Up SmartThings For Around $200 Million – TechCrunch Google has Nest, Apple has HomeKit and Samsung has…SmartThings, we’re hearing. The deal was…

In any acquisition though, there is also something called Goodwill which tends to put an arbitrary figure into the valuation. It isn’t just assets - liabilities + projected profits or anything simple. I know you probably understand this already, mostly just adding to the discussion.

If true, good for the owners, bad for the company. Samsung will ruin it and claim it’s the next big thing. I’ll be moving to the next real thing.

Homekit is not a hub or control platform. It’s integration at the iOS level so that you can control your devices from a single point like speaking to Siri. Apple has not said anything about hub’s, standards or the like. I highly doubt they will because it’s not a core business for them. The most…

I am perfectly aware of what HomeKit is, I don’t need an explanation. What Apple is doing removes the need for a hub. I don’t need an in-between to tell my lights I am home. My only use of the Smarthings is trying to have a central point of control, it that is done using a hub or on the phone itself…

What Apple is doing removes the need for a hub. I don’t need an in-between to tell my lights I am home. uhhh… yes you do. Homekit does not remove the need for a hub. How do you expect your iPhone to speak to Z-Wave switches or directly to Philips Hue bulbs? You need something that the iPhone c…

Might I suggest some of the Homekit discussion transfer over to the topic where it has been discussed: [image] iOS 8 HomeKit at WWDC SmartApps & Automations I’m hoping the SmartThings guys were at WWDC today! HomeKit in iOS 8 looks like it has tremendous capability and Si…

There could be a positive to a Samsung purchase. This would give SmartThings patent protection. They could concentrate on connecting devices and let corporate lawyers fend off patent claims.

[image] SmartThings, Samsung, and the Open Platform Friends, Today is a big day for SmartThings. I’m excited to announce that SmartThings has been acquired by Samsung and will operate as an independent company within Samsung’s Open Innovation Center… We can offic…

Congrats, guys! Excited to hear what’s next!

I will comment a bit more tonight but this is really an amazing time for SmartThings and the community. The promise of remaining independent and separate from Samsung has shown vision and intelligence and will allow us to fulfill on the dreams we have had for this company when we founded it early in…

Samsung to buy SmartThings

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Ben (Ben Edwards) July 23, 2014, 4:34pm 94

Might I suggest some of the Homekit discussion transfer over to the topic where it has been discussed:

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