As you may or may not know, URC just changed its policy re the MX-3000. It is now an installer-only product. Folks who already have them will not be able to get software/firmware upgrades from other than an authorized installer/dealer. Take a look at the thread [Link: remotecentral.com]. This may turn out to be deja vu for Pronto adherents. As you might guess, installers are delighted, hobbyists are p---ed.

Has it occurred to anyone besides me that with UEI, URC, RTI and maybe Philips all going with an installer-only policy, the market might be ripe for a new entrant that thinks hobbyists might actually have a bit of gray matter?