Sonos CEO Patrick Spence nimmt in einem öffentlichen Brief Stellung zum kürzlichen Shitstorm bzgl. der Aufkündigung von Updates für Legacy Geräte – bietet aber nach wie vor kein eigenes Recycling im Rahmen des Trade up Programms an ↦

First, rest assured that come May, when we end new software updates for our legacy products, they will continue to work as they do today. We are not bricking them, we are not forcing them into obsolescence, and we are not taking anything away.

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Secondly, we heard you on the issue of legacy products and modern products not being able to coexist in your home. We are working on a way to split your system so that modern products work together and get the latest features, while legacy products work together and remain in their current state. We’re finalizing details on this plan and will share more in the coming weeks.

Wie immer hat Volker Weber hier, hierund hier die wichtigsten Details zusammengefasst, gibt Empfehlungen und erläutert die Hintergründe.