Re:Sonos, Squeezed by the Tech Giants, Sues Google
by sk5t on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @12:59PM
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I almost want to root for Sonos here, but just can't, after their acts to force account creation / login, hamstring the desktop setup application to force setup via mobile app, etc. They've transitioned to the "good riddance" category and any new speaker-type things in the house will be the old kind attached to something that may or may not support AirPlay 2--or else dumb bluetooth speakers.
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Re:Sonos, Squeezed by the Tech Giants, Sues Google
by samfriedman on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @01:15PM
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Not to mention their acquisition of possibly the only mature local-network voice assistant (Snips) followed by immediately removing the local-only option.
Re:Sonos, Squeezed by the Tech Giants, Sues Google
by trakout on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @09:05AM
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Came here to mention this! Recently I spent some time evaluating snips, doing some research and looking at documentation without actually starting anything.
Decided to dive in, only to realize they blocked new console sign-ups, having been acquired by Sonos. Waste of time, I blame Sonos.