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Re:Sonos's “recycle mode” intentionally bricks devices so th... by Hackbraten on Friday December 27, 2019 @11:49PM (#21897162)
> It is, however, not possible to upgrade or even reinstall the OS.

I don’t feel it’s fair to expect a vendor to actively develop major feature upgrades for a seven-year-old computer.

What keeps you from downloading and installing macOS High Sierra or Mojave on your 2012 hardware? Both versions still receive security updates, don’t they?

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Re:Sonos's “recycle mode” intentionally bricks devices so th... by ClumsyPilot on Saturday December 28, 2019 @12:34AM (#21897335)
Why not? I can install latest windows 10 or ubuntu on my laptop from 2005.
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Re:Sonos's “recycle mode” intentionally bricks devices so th... by zxcb1 on Saturday December 28, 2019 @01:35AM (#21897526)
Not according to my experience. Regardless, it is a matter of philosophy behind the product. And it is now quite different from before. I will probably find a balanced combination of Apple products and open hardware + software that fits my needs.
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Re:Sonos's “recycle mode” intentionally bricks devices so th... by asdff on Saturday December 28, 2019 @03:32AM (#21897853)
The 2012 can even install catalina.
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