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Re:Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of b... by soperj on Thursday January 08, 2026 @01:39PM (#46544721)
> newer and better technology

Most newer technology hasn't seemed better in a while. It's almost impossible to find a phone with a removable battery, or one that's easily fixable, and has a headphone jack. My galaxy S3 was all of those things. USB3 is good though.

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Re:Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of b... by rgregg on Thursday January 08, 2026 @05:26PM (#46547379)
The meaning of better isn't universal unfortunately. My iPhone is considerably better than my Treo 650 which had those features. I wouldn't go back.
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