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Logitech ending popular device due to lapsing encryption certificate

Published 11/09/2017, 09:41 AM
© Reuters.  Logitech ending popular device due to lapsing encryption certificate
  • Logitech (NASDAQ:LOGI) earns a new round of bad PR tied to its discontinuation of Harmon Link, a device that turns a smartphone into a home theater remote control.
  • The company told customers in a September email that Harmony Link will stop working on March 16.
  • The issue resurfaced in an Ars Technica piece and then a Logitech spokesperson response.
  • Logitech has maintained it was ending Harmony Link due to an expiring “technology certificate license.” The statement to Ars Technica says it’s an encryption certification.
  • Logitech has never explained why it didn’t renew the certificate and some users accuse the company of bricking a working device to drive sales of the newer, Alexa-enabled Harmony Hub.
  • Logitech shares are down 1.71%.
  • Previously: Logitech beats by $0.05, beats on revenue (Oct. 23)
  • Now read: Stay Focused - Cramer's Mad Money (10/25/17)


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