Amazon and iRobot said regulatory concerns made it impossible for the deal to move forward, sending the Roomba makers' shares plummeting.

Amazon terminates iRobot deal, Roomba maker to lay off 31% of staff::Amazon and iRobot said regulatory concerns made it impossible for the deal to move forward, sending the Roomba makers’ shares plummeting.

  • melroy@kbin.melroy.org
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    5 months ago

    No Amazon does not terminate the deal, the EU did. Because otherwise Amazon will have too much power over the robot industry.

    • silverbax@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 months ago

      And, Amazon didn’t want to give up the ‘mapping everyone’s home and tracking them’ concept.