Gary Leeds UK Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Says it all https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190204005589/en/Control4-Acquires-Switzerland-based-NEEO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, Gary Leeds UK said: Says it all https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190204005589/en/Control4-Acquires-Switzerland-based-NEEO yes, control4 will continue to acquire companies as they have for a the last few years to build a bigger and better company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lowe Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, Gary Leeds UK said: Says it all https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190204005589/en/Control4-Acquires-Switzerland-based-NEEO guess it must have been a really good remote. hope to see some sweet tech from this acquisition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I see this as a designing opportunity/purchase. Software for the remote was riddled with problems for years without fixes. all I can say is they better not get rid of the number buttons like the NEEO remote did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallom Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 31 minutes ago, lippavisual said: I see this as a designing opportunity/purchase. Software for the remote was riddled with problems for years without fixes. all I can say is they better not get rid of the number buttons like the NEEO remote did. Please Control4, don't get rid of the number buttons. Pretty please!! For those wanting voice-enabled remote control, your time has come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I'd guess design too, the NEEO itself was never really a well functioning product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Just now, mallom said: For those wanting voice-enabled remote control, your time has come. NEEO never had voice control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallom Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 9 minutes ago, Cyknight said: NEEO never had voice control Arent they capable of alexa? Yeah.. I guess the bridge is capable of alexa not the remote. Since they are wifi, im sure they could implement a microfone there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 38 minutes ago, mallom said: Arent they capable of alexa? Yeah.. I guess the bridge is capable of alexa not the remote. Since they are wifi, im sure they could implement a microfone there. Which is exactly what Control4 also does with Alexa - you can use an Alexa device as an 'input' device. There is no 'NEEO voice control' - there's just Alexa voice control sending 'commands' to NEEO (or Control4) - C4's version is already more advanced than I've seen from NEEO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I don’t understand why Control4 would want anything but the talent. Control4 does more. Their users are NOT happy https://planet.neeo.com/t/q5wbv4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 They do make a nice looking remote though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, therockhr said: They do make a nice looking remote though If only they worked - but they bought it for exactly that - as stated tehy are stopping sales of NEEO as is right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesc4 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 54 minutes ago, therockhr said: I don’t understand why Control4 would want anything but the talent. Control4 does more. Their users are NOT happy https://planet.neeo.com/t/q5wbv4 We are happy its more then a remote , it’s fresh design for app..Savant’s Remote and App look much nicer .. this is C4’s come back the war is on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Leeds UK Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 5 hours ago, therockhr said: I don’t understand why Control4 would want anything but the talent. Control4 does more. Their users are NOT happy https://planet.neeo.com/t/q5wbv4 Sounds like the remote never made it passed Beta Looks Great but sounds like they have a lot of work to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wappinghigh Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 “Raphael built a world-class customer-centric product team with proven strengths in industrial design, product development, and user experience. We’re keen to add NEEO’s unique expertise and award-winning Swiss design ethic to enhance our plans for reimagining the way homeowners interact with their Control4 systems,” said Martin Plaehn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Control4. “The NEEO acquisition is a talent and technology investment that will yield beautifully-designed and deeply integrated products in the future. We’re excited to welcome the NEEO team to the Control4 family,” he added. “From the start, it was obvious that both our companies are passionate for customer-centric design,” said Raphael Oberholzer, NEEO Founder. “By joining the Control4 team, we can execute our shared vision to accelerate the creation of beautiful products consumers want in their smart home.” Blah Blah management speak..." "re-imagine the way homeowners interact with their Control4 systems"... .. Nothing is ever going to change with this company until they wake up and realise the fundamental problem is not how homeowners interact with their Control4 systems it is how Control4 (itself) interacts with their homeowners... Unless this fundamental attitude changes..and they realise the likes of Amazon Alexa and Google have leapfrogged the way end users think about how they go about the purchase and maintenance of a HA system..... Otherwise, this will be is yet another "bolt on" to the same old rusting business model going nowhere my last IMO!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Wap, for someone who has so much experience in leaving, you're not very good at it. Feel free to complain about Control4's business model some more, but it's not changing anytime soon. RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 WapThese rants are pointless. You know that right?Do you go to car dealerships and tell them their business is broken too?Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wappinghigh Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 ^ I know they are pointless in that it will never change - but I know both you and Ryan and most C4 dealers probably secretly agree with me - it’s just the cult wont let you actually *say* it ... am I right?...- that’s why I’ve said before it’s like a cult. That’s how they behave! Have fun with it guys. Enjoy your systems and I consider you all my friends. Long live Control4... Signing off. W. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkrause Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I do not understand the full capability of the NEEO product. However, in my quick review, C4 making this purchase seems like a step back or at least a step sideways. Customers are not looking for more gadgets and remotes, they are looking for solutions that are easy to use. As an example, with Google Home and Alexa showing the way with a more simple customer interface. I do not pretend to fully understand C4's product path, but as a consumer / customer that has invested a lot of my hard earned money, it appears that C4 is more focused on preserving the professional installation model rather than succeeding in providing superior customer experiences. BTW, I am sure that some will downgrade me and or attack me based on this message, from my perspective that will just show negatively on them. Disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 2 hours ago, wappinghigh said: ^ I know they are pointless in that it will never change - but I know both you and Ryan and most C4 dealers probably secretly agree with me - it’s just the cult wont let you actually *say* it ... am I right?...- that’s why I’ve said before it’s like a cult. That’s how they behave! Have fun with it guys. Enjoy your systems and I consider you all my friends. Long live Control4... Signing off. W. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk No i don't fully agree or disagree with you. I think most customers benefit from having a professional setup their system. It's not just about the setup, it's the advice too and experience. Does everyone need it? no. but i strongly believe most do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 2 hours ago, wappinghigh said: ^ I know they are pointless in that it will never change - but I know both you and Ryan and most C4 dealers probably secretly agree with me - it’s just the cult wont let you actually *say* it ... am I right?...- that’s why I’ve said before it’s like a cult. That’s how they behave! Have fun with it guys. Enjoy your systems and I consider you all my friends. Long live Control4... Signing off. W. I don't agree with wappinghigh on this subject, secretly or in public. RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 2 hours ago, bkrause said: I do not understand the full capability of the NEEO product. However, in my quick review, C4 making this purchase seems like a step back or at least a step sideways. Customers are not looking for more gadgets and remotes, they are looking for solutions that are easy to use. As an example, with Google Home and Alexa showing the way with a more simple customer interface. I do not pretend to fully understand C4's product path, but as a consumer / customer that has invested a lot of my hard earned money, it appears that C4 is more focused on preserving the professional installation model rather than succeeding in providing superior customer experiences. BTW, I am sure that some will downgrade me and or attack me based on this message, from my perspective that will just show negatively on them. Control4 is certainly based on the professional, dealer-install model. That has always been the case, and until otherwise announced, will continue to be the case. I doubt anyone will downgrade or attack you for wishing it were otherwise. Wappinghigh gets attacked because he himself provokes and attacks others. Control4's sales model is unrelated to whether Control4 can and will provide a superior customer experience, at least in terms of the UI and customer interaction with the system. I look forward to Control4 releasing a new remote with help of our new friends in Bern (and Solothurn and California)! RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 If you get the opportunity to travel to Switzerland, do it because the country is awesome! Unbelievably beautiful. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I would caution Control4 about moving their remote to be too simplistic. The number 1 driver for me to use control4 was a hardbutton remote. I do not want to look at a touchscreen to change the volume, use directional pad or control the DVR. None of those things can be moved to a touchscreen. While I like the look of the NEEO remote, I dont see the need or expense of keeping a touchscreen on it. I honestly think touchscreens built into hardbutton remotes are pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 24 minutes ago, Jeffrey said: If you get the opportunity to travel to Switzerland, do it because the country is awesome! Unbelievably beautiful. Yes it is. RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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