Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them

Re:Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of b... by worldsavior on Thursday January 08, 2026 @12:15PM (#46543577)

Everyone here thinks that everyone="all hacking-experienced people", where I mean everyone is the whole world. MOST people are not going to hack their device.

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Re:Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of b... by theglenn88_ on Thursday January 08, 2026 @12:29PM (#46543761)

How would you like Bose to solve this issue, If open sourcing the firmware doesn't make cut it?

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Re:Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of b... by worldsavior on Thursday January 08, 2026 @04:12PM (#46546552)

Functionality should work offline also.

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Re:Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of b... by thfuran on Thursday January 08, 2026 @12:52PM (#46544104)

I don’t care if most people aren’t going to do that. The company flat out shouldn’t be permitted to brick a device they already sold you, and this is a viable alternative.

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Re:Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of b... by amarant on Thursday January 08, 2026 @12:56PM (#46544161)

And therefore nobody would be allowed to?

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