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Re:Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of b... by KellyCriterion on Thursday January 08, 2026 @01:14PM (#46544406)
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I do not get why not more companies are doing this! Also it pays so much into your brand perception etc.; also you will always have all ecological folks on your side because of "not producing new stuff".

This is the cheapest and best way to get the most out of your investment after it entered end-of-life.

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Re:Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of b... by kenhwang on Thursday January 08, 2026 @01:19PM (#46544462)
I suspect it's because the technical staff have already been let go or replaced with outsourced maintenance-only staffing firms, which means the non-technical leadership doesn't know whether the source code would contain damaging information.
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Re:Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of b... by hahn-kev on Thursday January 08, 2026 @01:53PM (#46544904)
The reason I've heard for games which I assume is similar here, is that there's licensed code used which the developer can not release because they don't own it (someone else does)
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