Microsoft has acquired home automation company

January 4th news, according to foreign media reports, although Apple has shown strong interest in the acquisition of home automation company R2 Studios, but the latter was eventually acquired by Apple's competitor Microsoft.

According to people familiar with the matter, Microsoft has acquired R2 Studios and intends to merge it into the Xbox division. Microsoft is expected to release the next generation of Xbox game consoles later this year.

Last month, it was reported that Microsoft, Apple and Google could both acquire R2 Studios.

R2 Studios was founded in 2011 by Blake Krikorian, an entrepreneur who once founded Slingbox, a home TV streaming device manufacturer.

It’s unclear what the price of Microsoft’s acquisition of R2 Studios is, but R2 Studios has not been released since the acquisition, except for an Android app that controls the lighting and heating system. Any product.

From the perspective of the patent application filed, Apple is clearly interested in the home automation market, but it has not released any related products. Instead, Apple has used its retail stores to showcase third-party home automation technologies and products that are integrated with its iOS platform.