Hi Guys We tried to get an unambiguous statement from Samsung on their commitment to the UK market for the piece below but they declined to comment :frowning: [image] What’s the Future for SmartThings in the UK? Apart from buying direct from Samsung, the SmartThings system has been exclu…

Lets hope they aren’t planning to withdraw from the UK market - that would be a huge shame.

Certainly seems a lot of chatter to that effect, both here in these forums and other sources I’m hearing from. We had an opportunity for Samsung to give us an official answer but declining the offer to comment doesn’t fill me with confidence. M.

And who at Samsung made the rediculously stupid decision to retail exclusively through Currys? That can’t have helped penetration into the UK at all. Currys staff are clueless at best.

The most clueless thing from my point of view is the fact that Samsung still refuses to let Vesternet sell ST. And other good HA retailers too, but I single out Vesternet because of the regard they are held with in this community. Just look at how many times their wiring diagrams are posted, and lin…

I can’t see ST pulling out of the UK as that would mean abandoning any European plans and hence any global plans and if Samsung want’s to be anything it’s a global player. However I do think there are some Supply Chain questions which don’t add up. Obviously they’re still selling but not in massiv…

[image] PGale: Lets hope they aren’t planning to withdraw from the UK market - that would be a huge shame Nope! See post here: No stock? - Discontinued? - #23 by Aaron [image] No stock? - Discontinued? Stay tuned to the Amazon page. It sounds like there might be a delay in the device bein…

I can buy a dvd player from Panasonic and a blu ray player from Sony, doesnt stop Samsung selling me a TV. If they simply shifted a hub into all the homes looking for a start in Home Automation, Samsung would be onto a winner. Lets face it, the hub alone is good value, especially when compared wit…

[image] Silverpawn: my guess it is likely that the platform will evolve to be more integrated into everything and less hobbyist and open. We plan on always maintaining an open platform with options for developers to build, integrate, etc. However, we are working to make the primary customer e…

Well that’s good - but the stock situation isn’t

I believe that the SmartThings staff in the UK have all been made redundant recently based on one of my Linked In connections. That doesn’t bode well for the future in the UK.

What’s the Future for SmartThings in the UK?

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Aaron (Aaron S) October 20, 2016, 2:37pm 16

from: No stock? - Discontinued? - #29 by redball

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