Logitech Gives Up On Google TV

Logitech, one of the first backers of Google TV, is walk gone later on losing millions of dollars on its Review set-overstep box.

With Google TV connected the Revue, Logitech "executed a laden scale launch with a beta product and it cost US dearly," a slide (pdf) from the company's analyst and investor day said.

The Review's failure, combined with operational problems in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, cost Logitech well complete $100 million in operating profit. It also prompted CEO Gerald Quindlen to step down last July.

So it's no surprise that Logitech is running away from Google TV. Current CEO Guerrino De Luca didn't winnow out returning to the platform sooner or later, only for today De Luca said Logitech plans to sit "on the bench," accordant to The Brink. A "grandchild of Google TV" may have a chance at success in the future, First State Luca aforementioned.

The first interpretation of Google TV took criticism for its complex interface, buggy and slow performance and lack of World Wide Web-based contentedness, thanks in medium-large set out to TV networks block the software from their streaming video sites. And compared to cheap set-top boxes like Roku and Apple Goggle bo, Logitech's $300 Revue wasn't an well-to-do deal. Logitech had to driblet the price to $100 terminated the summer.

Google has updated the software with a simpler interface and support for Android apps, but with Logitech out and Sony showing interest in building its own connected TV platform, Google must in real time find brand-new ironware partners. I wouldn't be surprised to see modern Google TV boxes from Motorola Mobility, which Google is in the work of acquiring. Motorola is best known for its phones, but also produces go under-overstep boxes for TV providers. But after eyesight Logitech's failure, third-party device makers May be skittish about backing Google TV now.

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