• Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Except it’s been in the news that they only support their products for 5 years after release. So as Apple and other streaming services update over the years, your Sonos will stop working.

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      9 months ago

      I think an important correction here is that they say they will only commit to a minimum of 5 years of software updates after they stop selling a particular model.

      Even then, there is no reason the speaker wouldn’t still work. To me, that sounds perfectly reasonable. There’s posts about a 15 year old play 5 speaker getting a firmware update within the last year even, so I think Sonos deserves credit where credit is due. They have a proven track record so far, but no doubt it’s something to keep an eye on going forward.

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        9 months ago

        Sonos deserves credit where credit is due.

        For five years. I’m not buying shit on a hope and a wish that they’ll still support it in 7 years. I’m old enough to know better.

        • Jakor@lemmy.world
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          9 months ago

          Ok - agree to disagree! Just wanted to share my experience with the community on a quality local voice control that’s available today while the home assistant community works on these exciting developments.