Kirschenbaum: "Some Alarm Guys Are Frantic To Dump Their Business"

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John Honovich
•Sep 14, 2019
IPVM

Alarm industry lawyer Ken Kirschenbaum posted a newsletter about 'doom and gloom', observing and defending:

Some alarm guys are frantic to dump their business because they think the rug is about to be pulled out beneath their residential market because of DIY. I think the demise of the traditional residential burglar market has been greatly exaggerated.

** ***'* ***** *** ***** **** enough ** **** ***** *** *** things *** ** *** *** ** not * **** **********. *** **** has ***** ***** **** ****** ***** they **** ****** ***** ** ****:

*** ***'* *** **** **** ** to****** **** **** ** * ********** integrator, ***** ********* ******** ** *** alarm **** ** *** **** ****** thought *** * **** ***** ******** and *** **'* *** *************** ******* the ******** ** ***********.

**** ** *** *****? ****** '*****' guys' ** '******* ** **** ***** business'?

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Brian Rhodes
•Sep 14, 2019
IPVMU Certified

**** ************'* ****:

********* ********* ***** ***** ********* *** traditional ***** *******, *** ***** **** be * ****** *** ****. **’* obvious **** * *********** ***** ****** offers * ****** ********* ** **** than **** *** *** *******.

** *****'* ** *** ****** ****. Even *** ******* *** *** **** insurance *********, *** **** '***********' ***** systems.

* ****** **** ******* **** ** did ********* **** ***** ****** ****:

****, ** ********* ******** *** ** alarm ****** ***** ** ~$** *** year. **** ** ********* *** ** two ****** ** ********** **** *********** alarm *********. ** **** * ***** incentive ** *** * ********* ****** regardless?

* ***** *** **** ****** ****** is ** *******.

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Undisclosed #1
•Sep 14, 2019
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Brian Rhodes

****, ** ********* ******** *** ** alarm ****** ***** ** ~$** *** year.

****, **** *** *** ***** ******* you’ve ********* ** **** *****, *** insurance ******* **** ** ****** ***!

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Sep 14, 2019

*** *** **** ***** ***** ** the ******** ** ******* ** ****. I **** **** ** ** ******** deals *** **** *** ***** *** it *** *********** ** *** **** 18. *** **** ******* ****** *** grew ***** ******** ** *** ****** that ** *** ***** * *** sell *** ** ******** *** ** RMR ******** ****** ** * ***** and ********* **** ****** ** *** or **** ** *** ** *** 80s/90s. * *** ** ***** ********** have * ** ******** ******** *** the **** **** **** ****** *** years. *’** **** ***** **** **** of *** ***** ******* ** ******** deals ** **-*** ****** **** ******** net ********* ****** ******* “*** ********.”

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JH
John Honovich
•Sep 14, 2019
IPVM
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2

**** ********.

*’** ***** ********** *** **** ******** outside ** *** ******** ******* ****** so **** **** ***** ** *** rather **** ********.

***'* *** ****** ****** ** **** was ******* ****** **** ***** ** pay ** ********* ** *** ****** than ********? * ***'* ******** **** you ** *** *** ******* *** it ******* ** ** ********* **** if ****** **** *** *** ***'* care ** **** ***** *******, **** sellers **** ******** ****** ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Sep 14, 2019
In reply to John Honovich

***** *** ** ******* ** **** so *** ***** ***** ***** ** the ***** **** **** *** ******** of *** ******** ******* **** **** way ****** ****** ** *********. *** real ******* ** *** ****** ** the *** (******** ******* *** ****** or ******* *** *** ****** *** based ***** *** *** *****’* * bunch ** *** ******* **** ****** stagnant *** ********* **. *** ***** many ***** ********* ***** ** ** m&a ***** ** ***** *** **** there *** **-** ***** ***? * just ***’* *** ** ** ** has ******** ********. ******** *’** ****** to ** ******* ** ********** *********** or **** ** ************ (** *********/******* companies/blended **** ******** **** ***) ***** are ****** ***** ***** ****** *** logjam ***** *** *** ****** ** exit ** *** *********** ***** ***** companies **** **** ******* *** ** profit. *** ****** ***** **** **** era ** **** ** ** ******* out ** *********** ***** *****.

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