Was Revolv ever popular though? I thought the whole point was it wasn't popular - they were a home automation also-ran, who basically nearly went bankrupt in 2

Was Revolv ever popular though? I thought the whole point was it wasn't popular - they were a home automation also-ran, who basically nearly went bankrupt in 2014 - got bought out in an acqui-hire, immediately ceased selling the product, then kept the servers on life-support for 2 more years. E.g. - http://www.cepro.com/article/theories_on_home_automation_hubs_what_went_wrong_with_revolv http://www.cepro.com/article/theories_on_home_automation_hub... http://recode.net/2014/10/24/nest-acquires-home-automation-hub-revolv-but-will-stop-selling-it/ http://recode.net/2014/10/24/nest-acquires-home-automation-h... If they were actually popular, I suspect they would have been where Samsung SmartHub, or Nest is now. It's like when people talk about Google Reader, or Wave. I loved both of those products - but I don't try and kid myself that they ever got traction with the mainstream masses. Yes, nerds get angry when you shut down things they love, but we're also probably a minority - and it costs money/engineering effort to ensure these things continue to run well.