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Ugh I think? I am glad Eero will get more resources, but I kind of loved having at least one important gadget in my life not made by Apple/Google/Amazon/Microsoft or captured in their ecosystems. https://t.co/01MryDQw8H
— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) February 11, 2019
Damn. Two of the biggest consumer mesh router product lines are now being made by Amazon and Google. https://t.co/nxDfDkjwSw
— Janko Roettgers (@jank0) February 11, 2019
Seems like Amazon is the only company acquiring hardware startups. https://t.co/C3vJD9q4Bf
— Steve Kovach (@stevekovach) February 11, 2019
Wow. Amazing exit. On one hand it’s awesome. On the other so much of our info will flow through Amazon hands. Guess this means Luma is dead, a competing product Amazon had invested in. https://t.co/MmIyAWo7Sg
— Dave Zatz (@davezatz) February 11, 2019
Wincing at news $AMZN is acquiring @geteero. Neutrality was one eero plus for us. I’m a Prime sub from the beginning and Alexa user by I don’t really want Amazon to have access to that kind of knowledge about our network. https://t.co/StvvkeehJJ
— Staci D Kramer (@sdkstl) February 11, 2019
So Amazon now has its own brand of:
— Shira Ovide (@ShiraOvide) February 11, 2019
*Voice activated speakers/video phones
*Connected TVs
*Connected home doorbells & lights (Ring)
*Home security cameras (Blink)
*WiFi router company (eero)
Folks are tweeting like the Amazon Eero acquisition is about Alexa... but Eero runs your network, so it seems like it could be a much bigger play, like giving Amazon access to a lot of metadata and maybe even content (proxy?). How this develops will be really, really critical.
— Ben Adida (@benadida) February 12, 2019
We’ve got some big news: https://t.co/V3pYeYkBY0. By joining the Amazon family, we’re excited to learn from and work closely with a team that is defining the future of the home, accelerate our mission, and bring eero systems to customers around the globe.
— eero (@geteero) February 11, 2019
This makes a ton of sense. With Alexa, Ring, and Blink they’re building quite a smart home platform. They should get Wink too. eero is such a good product. I hope they don’t ruin it. https://t.co/XDbwfS7Owh
— John Sheehan (@johnsheehan) February 11, 2019
Logical acquisition. I could see them integrating Alexa into the eero Beacons. https://t.co/wBKwr0RZBl
— Dan Masters – OhMDee.com (@OhMDee) February 11, 2019
2019: Google and Amazon make the best routers in the industry. Somehow, Apple isn't even playing. Not really what I expected to happen.https://t.co/kCbIY9MGSj
— Owen Williams ⚡ (@ow) February 11, 2019
This buy makes a crazy amount of sense for Amazon. Wonder if there will be an Alexa-powered router?
— Jay Peters (@jaypeters) February 12, 2019
"Alexa, what's my download speed?"
I wonder what this means for the privacy of Eero users. https://t.co/UgrrR5sffN
— Guilherme Rambo (@_inside) February 11, 2019
Welp, I guess I’m not getting Eero anymore. This is happening all the time to great brands. Nest. Eero. Ring. Blah.
— Chris Tuley (@thoughtsofone) February 11, 2019
I’ll stick with companies that value my privacy. https://t.co/QZfnkIBDEW
First, congrats to @nsweaves & the Eero team ! What a nice exit!
— Farooq Butt (@fmbutt) February 11, 2019
Second, I hope @JeffBezos and @amazon don't try to "add value" to Eero by bundling in too many hooks to the Amazon ecosystem. Eero is a fantastic product, adored by many. Messing with it would be an epic mistake. https://t.co/EPUNPyWy5G
@nsweaves, will eero customers get any guarantees about how the info being collected by our routers will be kept separate from Amazon? Better to talk about ethics now.
— Geoffrey A. Fowler (@geoffreyfowler) February 11, 2019
I really, really hope that 10 years from now WiFi routers with built-in microphones and smart speakers aren't the default. Unavoidable surveillance capitalism. https://t.co/35uEZhEIlS
— Rob Price (@robaeprice) February 12, 2019
Interesting acquisition by amazon w.r.t. voice implications, hopefully a good return for initial @geteero investors @hunterwalk @alexohanian https://t.co/6w9lUAI7Cz
— Raj Nijjer ? (@RajNijjer) February 11, 2019
Your home WiFi: powered by Amazon. https://t.co/vD91raZpgb
— Martin Bryant (@MartinSFP) February 11, 2019
Is there an insurance product I can buy, which in the event of an Amazon acquisition, replaces tech gear with another brand? https://t.co/Oc3066dAin
— Tony Webster (@webster) February 11, 2019
iPhone was a "convergence device" as these types of famous pictures demonstrate; wonder if the same "convergence" is happening in the home around Echo regarding speakers, Wifi etc & growing product mix w/ Ring, etc. pic.twitter.com/5buCoBdcod
— Semil (@semil) February 12, 2019
Amazon wants to own the router. Apple stopped making the router. https://t.co/OSVg1kShcQ
— Dave Pell (@davepell) February 11, 2019
Amazon is buying @geteero, my favorite mesh Wi-fi router.
— Geoffrey A. Fowler (@geoffreyfowler) February 11, 2019
Makes a lot of sense: elegant hardware design + a service business.
Let’s just hope they don't mess it up. That’s a lot more consumer data going into Amazon’s hands. https://t.co/pN9lnjv8MA
Amazon acquires @geteero — not hard to imagine a world where Alexa is baked into Eero in the future. https://t.co/80AhZoiL0b pic.twitter.com/62MXMduGXy
— Blake Robbins (@blakeir) February 11, 2019
I use Eero and I am not sure how I feel about this. Actually, it bothers me more than not. I want my router to be independent from all the other smart things to keep me protected. I may be on the market for switching to a new product. https://t.co/IUqm7W2Fji
— Brandon LeBlanc (@brandonleblanc) February 11, 2019
Eero was one of the few major (and necessary) tech products you could buy that was 1. terrific 2. made by a well-run, personable company 3. not made by one of the giants
— nilay patel (@reckless) February 11, 2019
Amazon is increasingly taking over the home. It has Echo devices, Alexa-enabled hardware, Fire TVs, doorbells, security cameras, and now routers! https://t.co/yzDVZu4g6M
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) February 11, 2019
It's almost like Amazon would like to know more about your home network https://t.co/3vgfCplkKx
— mat honan (@mat) February 11, 2019
Amazon acquires Wi-Fi mesh network startup Eero https://t.co/doGL8TkEUc #Apps pic.twitter.com/rTPoBEPbok
— Evan Kirstel at #HIMSS19 (@evankirstel) February 11, 2019
Amazon acquires Wi-Fi mesh network startup Eero https://t.co/nQD4Yz8gQQ pic.twitter.com/2D6yQljbJd
— John Koetsier (@johnkoetsier) February 11, 2019
Amazon makes a lot of money by learning as much about its users as possible so it can sell things to them. With that kind of business model, I wouldn't trust the company to be a responsible steward of my networking gear. https://t.co/n9OnsX1SWQ
— Ben Hinc (@BenHinc) February 11, 2019
Interesting acquisition for Amazon. https://t.co/bbDNq8Guhy
— The Contention Window (@the_cw_podcast) February 11, 2019