Weber becomes private company (again), Smokefire improvements ahead?

[mjkelch]

I'm thinking that being back to a private company will allow more focus on product development (ie: Smokefire) and less on trying to appeal to public shareholders. It's big news for the company, as of today December 12/22. Hope it's the beginning of a refocus on good products and customer service.
https://investors.weber.com/news/ne...ital-Partners-for-8.05-Per-Share/default.aspx

 

[Goneincognito]

The SF was released in February 2020 but Weber didn't became a publicly traded company until the second half of 2021.
The SF we have today is a result of development by a private company and nothing to do with it going public 18 months later.

CS may get better but that's about all we can hope for.

 

[mjkelch]

The SF was released in February 2020 but Weber didn't became a publicly traded company until the second half of 2021.
The SF we have today is a result of development by a private company and nothing to do with it going public 18 months later.

CS may get better but that's about all we can hope for.

I see. Well, that makes sense.