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Re:Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of b... by RajT88 on Thursday January 08, 2026 @01:27PM (#46544569)
> The fact that this is an exceptional practice is imo, a little bit sad, because I believe that it should be way more common.

If we gave tax breaks for open sourcing EOL products, we'd see a lot more of it. Code escrow companies might not like it, though.

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