Samsung has acquired US air conditioner distributor Quietside as part of its push to strengthen its ‘smart home’ business.
It
is the South Korean firm’s second such acquisition within a week after
it said on Friday it had purchased SmartThings, a U.S.-based platform
developer which builds apps that allow users to monitor, control and
automate devices at home.
So-called
“smart homes” enable users to control multiple household appliances
from a mobile device and are an area of increasing focus for technology
companies like Samsung Electronics, the world’s biggest maker of
smartphones.
A
Samsung Electronics spokesman said the South Korean company acquired
100 percent of Quietside, but declined to elaborate on the price or
other details.
“Because
air conditioning products are a necessity in all buildings, including
homes and offices, this acquisition is expected to be of help to our
future smart home business,” Samsung Electronics said in a statement.
Samsung
Electronics aims to become the world’s top home appliances maker by
2015, ahead of Whirlpool Corp. Quietside, which has around 500 stores in
the United States, sells air conditioners for homes and offices.
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