Re: Who comes up with these corporate alarm names?

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Mar 5, 5:18=A0pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mar 4, 10:49=A0pm, nick markowitz <nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > APX is now =A0vivint =A0with =A0a small v =A0Brinks became Broadview et=
c etc.
> > who comes up with this shit all it is new name to get away from a bad
> > one nothing ever changes
> > have 2 friends dads who are paying $43.00 a month for a crap system
> > for 5 years they never use.
>
> > Oh that's right APX is going to bring home automation to =A0Joe home
> > owner as vivint I will believe that one when i see. Joe home owner can
> > not use there alarm let alone automation . cant even program a VCR.
>
> RHC; Nick, your post brings to mind three truisms in our
> business.....:))
>
> 1- Far too many people continue to be completely stupid when shopping
> for security systems, actually believing you can get something for
> nothing, and as a result, continue to get suckered into these poor
> systems for far too much money by far too many scuzzy companies in our
> industry.
> 2- There are a lot of alarm system buyers who simply shouldn't have
> alarms because they are simply incapable of using them correctly
> 3- Big companies continue to actually =A0believe you can turn over a new
> leaf businesswise by simply changing your name without solving the
> original problems that caused the need to divorce yourself from the
> original image to to begin with.
>
> Sometimes when I feel most cynical, it seems to me that all you need
> to do to stand out from the crowd in our industry is to be honest, and
> do quality work at a fair price!
>
> Sad really......

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