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Sonos Will Stop Providing Software Updates for its Oldest Products in May

posted by martyb on Wednesday January 22 2020, @11:44AM   Printer-friendly
from the sound-off! dept.

Fnord666 writes:

Any fellow soylentils early adopters of Sonos sound systems?

In May, Sonos will stop providing software updates for its oldest products, and they'll no longer receive any new features. The decision impacts "legacy" devices that are currently part of the company's trade-up program, including all Sonos Zone Players, the Connect and Connect:Amp, the first-generation Play:5, the CR200 controller, and the Bridge. It's important to note that with the Connect and Connect:Amp, this only applies to devices manufactured between 2011 and 2015. Newer hardware revisions will continue receiving updates.

"Without new software updates, access to services and overall functionality of your sound system will eventually be disrupted, particularly as partners evolve their technology," Sonos warned in a blog post today. The company says customers can choose to either keep using these products after support ends — they should continue functioning in the near-term — or replace them with a modern Sonos product at a discount.

Read more at The Verge.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by SpockLogic on Wednesday January 22 2020, @01:36PM

    by SpockLogic (2762) on Wednesday January 22 2020, @01:36PM (#946817)

    If it can't be configured to talk to server that *I* run instead of servers that the manufacturer runs, it's not a smart device, it's a subscription service - just with a really long time between subscription payments.

     

    THIS !!!

     

    100% agree. I want nothing to do with all this IoT crap that needs to phone home. Smart speakers, no thanks. I'll stick with the dumb ones that work the way I want them, thank you very much.

     

    Now you kids get off my lawn.

     

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