Tag: BIDCO Acquisitions & Divestitures
Industry divided on Google's effect on security industry
May 19, 2015Spencer Ives
YARMOUTH, Maine—Google, in March of this year, acquired patents relating to residential security. Twelve months earlier, Google acquired the smart home thermostat Nest. Is Google planning a big move into the security space? Should the industry be nervous? Security Systems News readers were evenly divided among those who are worried, those who are not worried and those who plan to worry about Google if and when it gets seriously involved in the industry.“Google has an ability to market...
