# LG acquires Athom **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-Topic\ **Created:** [July 3, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310 "2024-07-03T03:50:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ruud-Z](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ruud-z/32/36219_2.png) [@Ruud-Z](https://community.homey.app/u/Ruud-Z)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/41 "2024-07-03T07:54:46Z")
This is so so bad !! Not for Stefan and Emile. We’ve all seen this happen before. In about a couple of years there will be lots of unsupported apps no longer working with the newly sold hardware. Hope I’m wrong this time but I guess this will be the end of de independent Homey we all love. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chrisg/32/8825_2.png) [@ChrisG](https://community.homey.app/u/ChrisG)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 7:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/42 "2024-07-03T07:55:33Z")
> [@t.i.n.m.a.n](#): > > I think it will be better to be part of LG. Is it you, Koo Bon-joon (Community member since may 28) ?🤨? ---
**Author:** ![Martyn\_Lesbirel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martyn_lesbirel/32/111280_2.png) [@Martyn\_Lesbirel](https://community.homey.app/u/Martyn_Lesbirel)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/43 "2024-07-03T07:57:55Z")
So back to banging my head against the wall. ---
**Author:** ![Robjuh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robjuh/32/45745_2.png) [@Robjuh](https://community.homey.app/u/Robjuh)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:01am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/44 "2024-07-03T08:01:11Z")
im so addicted with the ease of use with homey that it would be a pain in the ass to switch to HA ---
**Author:** ![Maurits](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/maurits/32/8884_2.png) [@Maurits](https://community.homey.app/u/Maurits)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:02am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/45 "2024-07-03T08:02:49Z")
Hoping that Home Assistant also builds an easy to use interface like the “advanced” flows Then im able to transition in less then a week. ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/46 "2024-07-03T08:06:51Z")
> [@ChrisG](#): > > > [@t.i.n.m.a.n](#): > > > > I think it will be better to be part of LG. > > Is it you, Koo Bon-joon (Community member since may 28) ?🤨? 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Morepower](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/morepower/32/9070_2.png) [@Morepower](https://community.homey.app/u/Morepower)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/47 "2024-07-03T08:12:35Z")
After almost 9 years of Homey, I’ll soon be gone too. Fortunately, there are always good new solutions. ---
**Author:** ![phusebox](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/phusebox/32/45667_2.png) [@phusebox](https://community.homey.app/u/phusebox)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/48 "2024-07-03T08:13:55Z")
Why… goodbye Homey. (it’s the money, I know) ---
**Author:** ![t.i.n.m.a.n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/t.i.n.m.a.n/32/108404_2.png) [@t.i.n.m.a.n](https://community.homey.app/u/t.i.n.m.a.n)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/49 "2024-07-03T08:18:59Z")
bullshit, HA strong partner are contributors, without would be gone after max year, like tons of other projects. I spoke about commercial products btw., so don’t compare with OS ---
**Author:** ![Tjar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tjar/32/61177_2.png) [@Tjar](https://community.homey.app/u/Tjar)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/50 "2024-07-03T08:20:42Z")
Hi Steaff, I really hope it does. but that depends on the policy that LG will implement, protectionism or collaboration. LG is not a charitable institution. Primairy it needs to add value to its OWN products. ---
**Author:** ![Cognac](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cognac/32/99823_2.png) [@Cognac](https://community.homey.app/u/Cognac)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/51 "2024-07-03T08:21:11Z")
Really sad to hear that Homey gets locked in to the Lucky Goldstar universe ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/52 "2024-07-03T08:21:50Z")
You didn’t say you spoke about commercial products, and since Athom themselves often compare Homey with Home Assistant it’s a fair comparison. Also, how are HA contributors different from Homey app developers? ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/53 "2024-07-03T08:22:38Z")
Next Homey comes with a keyboard! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/c/0c4b2d8baa52f62fdb29dd670d532f2eebc8d955.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Maven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/maven/32/110403_2.png) [@Maven](https://community.homey.app/u/Maven)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/54 "2024-07-03T08:25:45Z")
Happy for the Homey team, a great accomplishment and well deserved. I hope this will help to indeed grow Homey and the ecosystem greatly in the next 3 year. That said it breaks my hearth a little. I would not be surprised If LG uses the honeymoon period to play nice and learn, only to pull a fast one after 3 years and take the whole thing inhouse. With a majority share it will always remain tempting to take control for self interest and LG is an exchange listed multinational after all. Who knows someday we’ll get a great “user focussed” app update like Sonos 😂 ---
**Author:** ![t.i.n.m.a.n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/t.i.n.m.a.n/32/108404_2.png) [@t.i.n.m.a.n](https://community.homey.app/u/t.i.n.m.a.n)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/55 "2024-07-03T08:25:45Z")
honestly almost since day one, however decided to support much more [Fibaro](https://forum.fibaro.com/profile/5042-tinman/) instead. ---
**Author:** ![Robjuh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robjuh/32/45745_2.png) [@Robjuh](https://community.homey.app/u/Robjuh)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:31am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/56 "2024-07-03T08:31:17Z")
I hope so ---
**Author:** ![luca\_reina](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_reina/32/78928_2.png) [@luca\_reina](https://community.homey.app/u/luca_reina)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/57 "2024-07-03T08:35:46Z")
I have been following the development of Homey for a long time, with its ups and downs I was very hopeful. Now, after this news, I don’t know what to think anymore. Perhaps it’s time to consider Home Assistant? ---
**Author:** ![Simvin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/simvin/32/79673_2.png) [@Simvin](https://community.homey.app/u/Simvin)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/58 "2024-07-03T08:41:29Z")
ZDNET says the same thing. From the article: “This will allow LG to gain “deeper insights” into customers’ lifestyle and usage patterns that will, in turn, enable customers to create a personalized environment tailored to their preferences in their “AI homes”, it said.” > **[LG acquires Dutch smart home firm Athom to beef up AI home business](https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/lg-acquires-dutch-smart-home-firm-athom-to-beef-up-ai-home-business/)** > > The move continues LG's efforts to connect, and monetize, the wide range of hardware from TVs to washing machines it offers for homes through software platforms. ---
**Author:** ![t.i.n.m.a.n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/t.i.n.m.a.n/32/108404_2.png) [@t.i.n.m.a.n](https://community.homey.app/u/t.i.n.m.a.n)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/59 "2024-07-03T08:43:23Z")
contributors spends day and night to get something maybe working for day or two, to spend again time on it - and that’s fine, that’s the idea behind (to contribute) developers earns money - sure, not Homey app developers—not yet, or maybe even never. But that’s a different story. Athom would never have grown without free developers. It was once “an idea” that transformed into a company strong enough to survive. From a marketing point of view, without enough money to pay developers, you must compare with Home Assistant to get resources for free - or you will die. There is nothing wrong with that; all developers, contributors, customers, and Athom benefit from it. However, issues like the Z-Wave engine problem on Homey last year (is that fixed now? I never saw an official statement) could break your neck if your only product doesn’t work. With LG resources, that would no longer be an issue - i hope. ---
**Author:** ![Techniman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/techniman/32/8654_2.png) [@Techniman](https://community.homey.app/u/Techniman)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lg-acquires-athom/112310/60 "2024-07-03T08:45:57Z")
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