Comments on: SlimDevices Goes To Logitech

By: jhmgrolleman

jhmgrolleman — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:31:54 +0000

love it all

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:56:42 +0000

Yes Bill, I think sometimes that first check is about instinct and your instincts on this one were spot on. I hope more people enjoy slim devices' products with this new backer. it is amazing that the company has turned every single on their buyers into an evangelist.

By: Bill Tai

Bill Tai — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:28:04 +0000

Hey Om, thanks for the mention! Sean (slim's founder) has made it EASY to be an evangelist.

He's a very authentic person -- a pure play on the passion to deliver a great product and user experience to slim's growing community. He and the product have come a long way from the high schooler with a breadboard that walked into my office a few years ago.

As I wrote a check to finance 'production', my head said "STOP - this entire financing is about to buy you 'unit one' of the single most expensive CE device you'll ever own" -- but my heart & gut overruled. Frankly, I was amazed that the company touched profitability off that seed round.

As an ongoing stakeholder (the $20M is only part of the overall transaction), I'm very excited to see what can happen now with real working capital and a real channel. Logitech is a well run company in one of the toughest segments of the tech industry and they are a winner - so is Sean.

-- Bill Tai

By: Confluence: Sonos

Confluence: Sonos — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:00:00 +0000

Gigaom on Slim Purchase - "Apple Should Buy Sonos" Mention…

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By: jkOnTheRun

jkOnTheRun — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:28:13 +0000

Logitech on a diet: buys Slim Devices…

Wow, the ink probably isn't dry on the deal yet, but Logitech wasted no time in slapping the A Logitech company on the Slim Devices home page as they now own the company. If you're not aware of Slim's products, they offer high-end network capable au…

By: Michael Kamleitner

Michael Kamleitner — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:19:23 +0000

I think it's great news for customers… I own a Squeezebox myself and most of my not-so-tech-savvy friends are quite impressed by its functionality. however, currently they'ld never find a Squeezebox in common home-electronics stores (at least here in austria). Logitech could have the power to market the next iteration of the Squeezebox to the mass-audience.

congratulations!

By: Erik Schwartz

Erik Schwartz — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:45:25 +0000

While I'm happy for them, it's a little sad too.

I've had a SliMP3 player since the model that was just a aluminium box screwed to a bent piece of smoked lucite. One of the reasons their products are so good is they were willing to toss a version like that out there to the public and iterate fast.

Will they be able to do that under the logitech flag?

By: Gus Tai

Gus Tai — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:10:30 +0000

Sean,
Congratulations! Sounds like a terrific fit.
-Gus