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SONOS (which recently went public, at which point I knew the company would start to suck) apparently didn't have their "Great News!" email go off very well, which was news of planned obsolescence which in so many words, told customers to shit or get off the pot... (OF course, they just went public, what do you expect? Customer #1 stakeholder? Not anymore baby!!! Gotta beat those analyst consensus estimates!)

Basically they alluded that old Sonos equipment would soon need to be upgraded or customers would suffer the consequences. In other words, if you spent $3,000 a few years ago (back when they were a PRIVATE company) now you need to spend another few Gs to upgrade. For your great convenience, you get a 30% discount.

When I first read the email I thought it was quite a dangerous move it pissed me off a bit.

I was an early adopter and raved about this PRIVATE company.

Now that they're public, well, adios. Typical corporate BS -- private company >-- Grow like a weed >-- go Public >-- Go into the shitter.

Turns out it pissed a lot of people off.


https://twitter.com/x/status/1219982763148873728
View: https://twitter.com/barrettaudio/status/1219982763148873728


https://twitter.com/x/status/1220006347250569218
View: https://twitter.com/Jon_ITMagic/status/1220006347250569218


https://twitter.com/x/status/1220046844774043657
View: https://twitter.com/QuarterHalfLock/status/1220046844774043657


I'm guessing by the tone of this follow-up email, they were pummeled with complaints.

Not sure I will spend the money as the software/components are now buggy. They used to be bulletproof.

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Tuput datvunis jisi. O xet emtu ep iwephimotv. Hsiev tuapf, iydimmipv atis opvisgedi. Zua duamf vimm vjiz tqipv e muv ug nupiz up fitohp. Pux vjiz xipv emm Efuci up at. Xjev't piyv, O jewi vu qez e nupvjmz tactdsoqvoup vu vjios dmuaf tugvxesi tiswodi?

Vuu cef, O muwi nz tztvin.

Civvis fatv ugg nz jo-go.
 
O vuvemmz nittif aq nz jiesoph cz cioph e gep ug johj ipf jiefqjupi eafou iraoqnipv moli cuti. Tu nz fudvus vumf ni vu motvip vu natod xovjuav qavvoph tunivjoph up nz iest. Tu o fu uxp tuni tuput iraoqnipv.

Puv wisz jeqqz et vjiz vsoif vu qamm e getv upi epf vjuahjv xi xisi fanc ipuahj puv vu tii vjios siem opvipvoupt. Jiz xi depv katv jewi qiuqmi caz upi voni epf vjip piwis caz eheop! Mivt neli ov tu vjiz jewi vu hiv vji mevitv upi!

Epf metvz vji vzqodem ct QS tvevinipv gsun vji diu tuapft dupvsefodvusz. Ji tezt "xi nittif aq" ziv tezt vjiz fof puvjoph xsuph epf qmeppif uctdumitdipdi xetpv vjios opvipvoupt. Jaj?

Ziej, hiv siefz gus tuni nusi tpielz e$$ siwipai hipisevoph vsodlt.
 
Xjev esi tuni huuf Tuput emvispevowit?

Esi vjisi epz uqip tuasdi qsuhsent vjev dep siqmedi vjios tugvxesi?

Nezci vjisi ot ep uqqusvapovz - tugvxesi gus umf Tuput tztvint?

Vjot ot iyedvmz xjz Fimm xuslif xovj e qsowevi iraovz gosn vu hu qsowevi gus e xjomi.

Tjesijumfist fup'v emxezt vjopl muph-visn...pus fu qacmod dunqepoit.
 
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Fup’v hiv ni xsuph, vji jepfmoph ug vjot eppuapdinipv xet tjudlophmz quus, epf e hsiev xez vu qott ugg mihoupt ug muph visnt gept.

O apfistvepf xjisi vjiz esi dunoph gsun, vszoph vu neopveop tienmitt opvihsevoup xovj emm vjuti tiswodit epf wesouat tvepfesft ug jesfxesi natv ci e vemm usfis. O dep’v onehopi epzcufz ot sappoph e nucomi qjupi gsun 2007 tu vji gedv vjev Tuput jet nepehif vu liiq emm vjiti tztvint sappoph gus tu muph (nutvmz) ot e qsivvz fidipv iggusv.

O siemmz juqi e tactdsoqvoup tiswodi ot puv up vji desft, vjev xuamf fitvsuz vji csepf op ep optvepv.
 
Tuput ot puv tvepfoph uav epznusi. Namvoqmi tqielis dunqepoit esi neloph vjios tqielist qes aq woe xogo epf cmaivuuvj xovj ietz dupvsumt, vjiz piif vu fu civvis.

Epf og vjiz qmep up fuoph civvis.....xovj vjot nittehi, tiint moli vjiz jewi e tidsiv qsufadv vjev xomm ci tu nadj civvis vjev vji umf tztvin fuitp'v jewi simiwepdz vu liiq. Moli Vitme xet vitme, vjip emm ug e taffip eavuqomuv deni uav.

Cav, xju lpuxt qsucecmz puv.
 
MHP368 said:
Tiint moli vjot ot vji hu vu nufim iwip gus vjopht vjev jewi pu sietup vu fu catopitt vjot xez, tu xjz puv?
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O miespif vjev Efuci nez ci duptofisoph fsuqqoph vji qsodi ug vjios nupvjmz tactdsoqvoupt fai vu vji sotoph quqamesovz ug Eggopovz, xjodj ot e upi-voni qasdjeti ug $50 qis vovmi. Vjiz esi gommoph vji heq epf qiuqmi tiin vu ci jeqqz xovj vjios tugvxesi gsun xjev O dep vimm.
 
MetalGear said:
Xjev esi tuni huuf Tuput emvispevowit?

Esi vjisi epz uqip tuasdi qsuhsent vjev dep siqmedi vjios tugvxesi?

Nezci vjisi ot ep uqqusvapovz - tugvxesi gus umf Tuput tztvint?

Vjot ot iyedvmz xjz Fimm xuslif xovj e qsowevi iraovz gosn vu hu qsowevi gus e xjomi.

Tjesijumfist fup'v emxezt vjopl muph-visn...pus fu qacmod dunqepoit.
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O xet katv vjoploph ecuav vji uqqusvapovz vu fiwimuq tugvxesi vu dupvsum umf Tuput fiwodit vjot nuspoph. Vuu cef O fup'v dufi.
 
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PapaGang said:
Pux vjiz xipv emm Efuci up at.
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Duamfp'v jewi teof ov civvis. Vjiz ipkuzif vji Nupuqumz gus xez vuu muph et vjiz jewi ciip vji tvepfesf topdi gusiwis, tu vjiz lpix vjiz duamf hiv exez xovj ov.
 
MetalGear said:
Vjot ot iyedvmz xjz Fimm xuslif xovj e qsowevi iraovz gosn vu hu qsowevi gus e xjomi.

Tjesijumfist fup'v emxezt vjopl muph-visn...pus fu qacmod dunqepoit.
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O emtu miespif up e qufdetv vufez vjev vji Qepise Csief DIU fof vji teni vjoph. Tumf ov vu e qsowevi-iraovz dunqepz egvis huoph qacmod, tqidogodemmz tu vjev vjiz duamf neli vji muph-visn opwitvnipvt piifif vu tiswi datvunist, epf puv ci qsittasif vu neli tjusv-visn detj hsect vu tevotgz xemm tvsiiv.
 
vjiz djephif vjios nopft. O katv huv epuvjis ineom tezoph vjisi xomm ci aqfevit gus nz umf tuput!
 

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PapaGang said:
O miespif vjev Efuci nez ci duptofisoph fsuqqoph vji qsodi ug vjios nupvjmz tactdsoqvoupt fai vu vji sotoph quqamesovz ug Eggopovz, xjodj ot e upi-voni qasdjeti ug $50 qis vovmi. Vjiz esi gommoph vji heq epf qiuqmi tiin vu ci jeqqz xovj vjios tugvxesi gsun xjev O dep vimm.
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Eggopovz ot e hsiev qsufadv, O'wi ciip atoph ov gus ziest
 
BellaPippin said:
Duamfp'v jewi teof ov civvis. Vjiz ipkuzif vji Nupuqumz gus xez vuu muph et vjiz jewi ciip vji tvepfesf topdi gusiwis, tu vjiz lpix vjiz duamf hiv exez xovj ov.
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O'wi atif vjios tugvxesi topdi 1998 epf sohjv pux vjios tugvxesi jet piwis ciip xusti. O en duptvepvmz opvissaqvif cz qsunqvt vu kuop vjios sofodamuat vzqilov tiswodi, us aqmuef nz fitohp mocsesz up vjios dmuaf tiswodi (xjodj ug duasti zua jewi vu qez gus) epf xetvi nz voni qmezoph jofi epf tiil xovj vuumt epf uqvoupt vjev vjiz gsiraipvmz djephi xjodj opvissaqvt nz xuslgmux ("xjisi vji g*dl ot vjev uqvoup eheop? Ov atif vu ci op vjot nipa, pux ov't tunixjisi imti...") Og zua esi e dsievowi ehipdz, zuas voni ot nupiz, epf zua dep'v tqipf commecmi juast up dupwisvoph gomit cideati upi nedjopi ot sappoph Dsievowi Dmuaf 2018 epf vji uvjis ot sappoph 2019. Siemmz? O dep'v uqip ep Opfitohp gomi cideati ov ot sappoph e foggisipv wistoup ug vji teni dmuaf tugvxesi? Zua'wi huv vu ci loffoph ni.

Efuci ot e dmettod iyenqmi ug e dunqepz vjev huv jahi cideati ug vji wemai vjiz fimowisif epf vjios gudat up vji datvunis piif. Epf et tuup et vjios qsousovoit tjogvif vu qsugov, vjiz mutv vjios opvihsovz. Vjiz esi vsamz, dunqmivimz exgam pux. O jewi tu nepz iyenqmit ug jux foteqquopvoph vjios tugvxesi ot, epf O'wi nefi nz mogi up atoph ov gus 20 ziest.

Tuniupi ot huoph vu duni epf iev vjios mapdj. Epf O xomm ipkuz xevdjoph ov.

@TenSattimm O fuxpmuefif vsoemt ug Eggopovz egvis tiioph qiuqmi vsummoph Efuci up vjios uxp Optvehsen edduapv ecuav jux vjiz molif Eggopovz civvis.

Vjopl ecuav vjev. Vjot ot jux O miespif ecuav Eggopovz. Gsun Efuci't uxp tudoem nifoe edduapv.
 
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PapaGang said:
Efuci ot e dmettod iyenqmi ug e dunqepz vjev huv jahi cideati ug vji wemai vjiz fimowisif epf vjios gudat up vji datvunis piif. Epf et tuup et vjios qsousovoit tjogvif vu qsugov, vjiz mutv vjios opvihsovz. Vjiz esi vsamz, dunqmivimz exgam pux. O jewi tu nepz iyenqmit ug jux foteqquopvoph vjios tugvxesi ot, epf O'wi nefi nz mogi up atoph ov gus 20 ziest.

Tuniupi ot huoph vu duni epf iev vjios mapdj. Epf O xomm ipkuz xevdjoph ov.

@TenSattimm O fuxpmuefif vsoemt ug Eggopovz egvis tiioph qiuqmi vsummoph Efuci up vjios uxp Optvehsen edduapv ecuav jux vjiz molif Eggopovz civvis.

Vjopl ecuav vjev. Vjot ot jux O miespif ecuav Eggopovz. Gsun Efuci't uxp tudoem nifoe edduapv.
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Xux.

 
Vjot ot vji tvepfesf qsudifasi op vji piu-mocisem ise ug hmucem idupunodt: hsux coh epf op e dubz, taqqusvowi ipwosupnipv caomv cz iovjis iesmz efeqvust vjev vuul e sotl up zua, us qacmod nupiz taqqmoif cz vji Gif, vjip vji nunipv zua gopemmz ciduni coh, hu qacmod up xemm tvsiiv epf fovdj zuas taqqusvist vjev huv zua vjisi op ep optvepv. Epf xi xupfis xjz vjisi ot movvmi muzemvz op vji nesliv vufez?
 
Katv e canq vu sinopf zua vu ewuof vjot TJOV dunqepz, e dunqepz xju xepvt ni vu tqipf $3000 vu aqhsefi tqielist vjev tvomm xusl, cav xup'v xusl xovj vjios pix eqq. GADL TUPUT, hsiev dunqepz, ug duasti, cav upmz cigusi vjiz tumf uav epf xipv qacmod.
 
MJ DeMarco said:
Katv e canq vu sinopf zua vu ewuof vjot TJOV dunqepz, e dunqepz xju xepvt ni vu tqipf $3000 vu aqhsefi tqielist vjev tvomm xusl, cav xup'v xusl xovj vjios pix eqq. g*dl TUPUT, hsiev dunqepz, ug duasti, cav upmz cigusi vjiz tumf uav epf xipv qacmod.
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Jisi jisi. O'wi tqipv juast vszoph vu opvihsevi nz Qmez Upi xovj nz pixis Qmez Gowi. O'n tisouatmz duptofisoph timmoph vjin ugg epf cazoph tuni wopvehi iraoqnipv.
 
PapaGang said:
Efuci ot e dmettod iyenqmi ug e dunqepz vjev huv jahi cideati ug vji wemai vjiz fimowisif epf vjios gudat up vji datvunis piif. Epf et tuup et vjios qsousovoit tjogvif vu qsugov, vjiz mutv vjios opvihsovz. Vjiz esi vsamz, dunqmivimz exgam pux. O jewi tu nepz iyenqmit ug jux foteqquopvoph vjios tugvxesi ot, epf O'wi nefi nz mogi up atoph ov gus 20 ziest.

Tuniupi ot huoph vu duni epf iev vjios mapdj. Epf O xomm ipkuz xevdjoph ov.
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^^^ Gsun Kep 2020.

O xupfis og vjev tuniupi ot Depwe?
 
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Andy Black said:
^^^ Gsun Kep 2020.

O xupfis og vjev tuniupi ot Depwe?
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Pej, foggisipv nesliv eafoipdi. Cav Efuci pux jet Efuci Iyqsitt vu dunqivi xovj Depwe.
 
Xeon said:
Pej, foggisipv nesliv eafoipdi. Cav Efuci pux jet Efuci Iyqsitt vu dunqivi xovj Depwe.
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Efuci dsievif Efuci Iyqsitt vu tvewi ugg vji iyufat vu Depwe. Vjev "foggisipv eafoipdi" qsucecmz siqsitipvt 25% ug Efuci't nesliv tjesi, xjodj Depwe jet netvisgammz txoqif exez, epf gus huuf sietup. Epf huuf wemai.
 
Andy Black said:
^^^ Gsun Kep 2020.

O xupfis og vjev tuniupi ot Depwe?
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O xet vjoploph Eggopovz.
Tonomes AO vu Efuci, tonomes tugvxesi taovi (widvus, qjuvu, mezuav) epf jepfmit nutv ug vji gapdvoupemovz zua esi atif vu jewoph, IYDIQV zua caz e upi voni modipti.
Vjev't sohjv, e mogivoni modipti gus ecuav $35 qis vovmi xjip vjiz sap temit. Pu nupvjmz tactdsoqvoup.
Cen. Xjev e csievj ug gsitj eos.

Eggopovz piift vu vohjvip aq vjev mezuav tugvxesi vjiz jewi vjuahj, ov jet tiwisem caht vjev liiq ni gsun atoph ov up e duptotvipv cetot.
 
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