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| Topic: | AMX being acquired This thread has 18 replies. Displaying posts 1 through 15. |
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| Post 1 made on Tuesday February 15, 2005 at 14:35 |
juliejacobson CE Pro Magazine |
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in case you haven't caught the news, AMX is going to be acquired by Duchossois, a privately held company whose main business is Chamberlain, which manufactures garage door openers.
More to come....
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| OP | Post 2 made on Tuesday February 15, 2005 at 14:41 |
juliejacobson CE Pro Magazine |
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by the way...did you know AMX started its life as a mfr. of garage door openers?!
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| Post 3 made on Tuesday February 15, 2005 at 14:43 |
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The same family that owns Arlington Park horse racing track in northwest suburban Chicago.
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| OP | Post 4 made on Tuesday February 15, 2005 at 15:03 |
juliejacobson CE Pro Magazine |
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I goofed. They didn't start as a mfr. of garage door openers. AMX founder took garage door openers and used them to control slide projectors and other media room stuff.
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| Post 5 made on Tuesday February 15, 2005 at 15:36 |
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To quote the Iron Chef,
"If memory serves me..." isn't the parent company of Elan, Xantech, Channel Plus, Speakercraft the company that makes bath room fans?
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| Post 6 made on Tuesday February 15, 2005 at 16:41 |
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...and Peachtree windows, and Jensen medicine cabinets, and on and on...
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| Post 7 made on Tuesday February 15, 2005 at 17:10 |
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So AMX+Phast=AMX, which changes to Panja, then back to AMX, and each move has some financial shifts of ownership, PLUS I am probably missing at least one move in there somewhere...
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| Post 8 made on Tuesday February 15, 2005 at 21:54 |
Ernie Bornn-Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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Let me just express my feelings about this, gleaned from trying to get product and application information from AMX and Phast about eight years ago, still valid, and said more with sadness and resignation than with any kind of ill will:
Stay away from AMX.
Everybody got that?
I don't want to hear any whining about how they have great products unless you are going to deal with (or BE) the guy who had to replace 200 light dimmers.
And, as the King of Siam is reputed to have said,
"Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera."
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| Post 9 made on Wednesday February 16, 2005 at 22:38 |
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So I guess no one should buy a Ford because they built The Pinto?
ANd Yes.... I was part of the Original PHAST rollout (ANd rollin, and rollout, replace.. etc etc etc)
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| Post 10 made on Wednesday February 16, 2005 at 22:50 |
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On 02/16/05 22:38 ET, Impaqt said...
So I guess no one should buy a Ford because they
built The Pinto? Personally, I'd rather push a Chevy than drive a Ford! Phast, I'd rather not talk about!!!!!
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| Post 11 made on Wednesday February 16, 2005 at 23:22 |
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On 02/16/05 22:38 ET, Impaqt said...
So I guess no one should buy a Ford because they
built The Pinto? I think that the reason that people are so upset is because unlike Ford, they never made ammends, admitted guilt or apologized.
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| Post 12 made on Thursday February 17, 2005 at 05:01 |
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On 02/16/05 23:22 ET, AHEM said...
I think that the reason that people are so upset
is because unlike Ford, they never made ammends,
admitted guilt or apologized. BINGO!!!
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| Post 13 made on Thursday February 17, 2005 at 10:09 |
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Did Ford aplogize?
I was wondering aloud on this forum a while back on the reluctance of vendors to apologize for problems they clearly caused. It would help to clear the air, and would make dealers happier about continuing with a brand, but it never seems to come. I've dropped lines for the lack of an apology from a vendor. With all the expense of gaining a new dealer in sales effort, credit check and so forth, why not spread a little zero cost good manners around instead? Is there a legal downside I'm missing?
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| Post 14 made on Thursday February 17, 2005 at 10:19 |
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Probably so. If they (or anyone) admitted to an error, it would open them up to suits. They would be afraid the dealers wouldn't be as nice in accepting the apologies.
It isn't right - but that's the way our world works now. Thank the lawyers.
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| Post 15 made on Thursday February 17, 2005 at 15:22 |
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Hmmm, Very interesting thread.... [Link: duchtec.com]Duchossis is a venture capital company. They have investments in many companies. If this is correct then all it means is AMX was looking for a round of financing.
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