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According to a Crestron press release, their Mobile Pro app has been available for the iPhone since September 22. It’s about time — Crestron has been promising this app since the 2008 CEDIA Expo just over a year ago. As of today, it doesn’t seem that anyone has downloaded or reviewed the app on iTunes — maybe their customers gave up waiting.

Or maybe they were annoyed that after spending thousands of dollars on a Crestron system, they resented having to spend another $100 for a piece of software that costs the company nothing to distribute.

Doubtless, Crestron will sell its fair share of licenses to the Mobile Pro. After all, it does integrate with the entire system, and the ability to access Crestron functionality remotely (over the 3G or Edge networks) is pretty nifty. But if I had already spent top dollar on such a system for my home, I would feel a little underwhelmed. At least they could have offered an interface that fits more naturally with the iPhone. Any Crestron users out there disagree? Anyone? Buelller?