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This may sound like a very shallow comment, but what happens to the Wink stuff? I just bought one of the GE Wink light kits & the Wink hub is a "Quirky" produc

This may sound like a very shallow comment, but what happens to the Wink stuff? I just bought one of the GE Wink light kits & the Wink hub is a "Quirky" product. It's already been a little buggy, but I figured it'd improve over time. Does GE pick up development/support work going forward?

dangrossman 11y ago
Wink Inc is up for sale separately from the rest of the Quirky business. There are already offers on the table, and their press releases thus far have said they don't anticipate any interruption to that part of the business -- the team's still in place, maintaining the services and working on improvements. There are so many "Works with Wink" products on the shelves -- not just GE, but Cree, Leviton, Lutron, Chamberlain, etc -- that I'm sure that brand will land a home with a future.
- toomuchtodo 11y ago
  I'd be surprised if Google, Apple, or Microsoft didn't pick Wink up.
  - taylorwc 11y ago
    Google picked up Revolv via Nest[0], so I'd be surprised if they were bidding. Apple seems like a long shot to me, given their existing projects with TV and Homekit and the fact that they don't seem interested in making home automation devices. Microsoft could be interesting--they seem to lack substance in this space. [0] http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/24/7061557/nest-acquires-revolv-in-a-bid-to-control-your-entire-smart-home http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/24/7061557/nest-acquires-rev...
mikikian 11y ago
Wink business is being sold. See my comment above.
seltzered 11y ago
They'll be sold to someone (stalking horse bidder is Flextronics) within 60 days. See http://blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2015/9/22/wink-corporate-update http://blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2015/9/22/wink-corporate-upda...
rblatz 11y ago
Worst case the quirky lights work with the Phillips Hue bridge. And the Phillips Lux bulbs are similar in price to the quirky bulbs.

dangrossman 11y ago

Wink Inc is up for sale separately from the rest of the Quirky business. There are already offers on the table, and their press releases thus far have said they don't anticipate any interruption to that part of the business -- the team's still in place, maintaining the services and working on improvements. There are so many "Works with Wink" products on the shelves -- not just GE, but Cree, Leviton, Lutron, Chamberlain, etc -- that I'm sure that brand will land a home with a future.

toomuchtodo 11y ago
I'd be surprised if Google, Apple, or Microsoft didn't pick Wink up.
- taylorwc 11y ago
  Google picked up Revolv via Nest[0], so I'd be surprised if they were bidding. Apple seems like a long shot to me, given their existing projects with TV and Homekit and the fact that they don't seem interested in making home automation devices. Microsoft could be interesting--they seem to lack substance in this space. [0] http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/24/7061557/nest-acquires-revolv-in-a-bid-to-control-your-entire-smart-home http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/24/7061557/nest-acquires-rev...

mikikian 11y ago

Wink business is being sold. See my comment above.

seltzered 11y ago

They'll be sold to someone (stalking horse bidder is Flextronics) within 60 days. See http://blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2015/9/22/wink-corporate-update http://blog.wink.com/wink-blog/2015/9/22/wink-corporate-upda...

rblatz 11y ago

Worst case the quirky lights work with the Phillips Hue bridge. And the Phillips Lux bulbs are similar in price to the quirky bulbs.