After Amazon ended its acquisition, iRobot, whose robot vacuum market share has steadily eroded since 2014, could become an also-ran as Chinese companies gain
By abandoning its deal to buy iRobot, Amazon has left the robot vacuum maker stuck under the couch. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to and @tess@mastodon.social . X: @gergelyorosz Forums: Hacker News and r/roomba Mastodon: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life@mas.to : Roomba's market share has been declining and it's now down to 46% of a market it created 20 years ago. It is being beaten by Chinese brands with cheaper prices and flashier devices. It's also lost money since COVID. — An Amazon acquisition was its lifeline. … Dana Fried / @tess@mastodon.social : iRobot facing “death” because it only has 46% of the market is bonkers to me; capitalism has forgotten what to do with a mature company. — “We sell vacuums to half the population” is no longer a valid business model, evidently. — https://www.theverge.com/... X: Gergely Orosz / @gergelyorosz : Bought my second and last Roomba 3 years ago. My first Roomba (that I bought 4 years ago after all the recommendations) broke after a year. This replacement one also broke down after a year and so it's been collecting dust for 2 years. Throwing it out now. Won't buy a 3rd. Forums: Hacker News : Amazon left Roomba with a huge mess to clean up r/roomba : Amazon left Roomba with a huge mess to clean up