2022-01-08
Software patents, making things worse for everyone and usual. Another useful feature nobody can implement, because @Sonos decided to be assholes and call dibs on it. They deserve everything bad coming to them. https://www.theverge.com/...
New York Times
The US ITC issues a final ruling declaring Google infringed on five Sonos audio tech patents and is banned from importing products that violate Sonos' IP
and buyers are fuming Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica : Google loses Sonos patent case, starts stripping functionality from speakers Zach Marzouk / IT PRO : Google banned from importing ...
2022-01-07
Software patents, making things worse for everyone and usual. Another useful feature nobody can implement, because @Sonos decided to be assholes and call dibs on it. They deserve everything bad coming to them. https://www.theverge.com/...
New York Times
The US ITC issues a final ruling declaring Google infringed on five Sonos audio tech patents and is banned from importing products that violate Sonos' IP
The company will not be allowed to import products that infringe on Sonos patents, including smart speakers, video streaming devices, and some computers and phones. Source: ITC .
Software patents, making things worse for everyone and usual. Another useful feature nobody can implement, because @Sonos decided to be assholes and call dibs on it. They deserve everything bad coming to them. https://www.theverge.com/...
9to5Google
Following the US ITC's ruling in favor of Sonos, Google changes Assistant device setup and Speaker Groups, which now require adjusting speakers individually
Following the US ITC ruling in favor of Sonos, Google this afternoon announced a series of changes to how Speaker Groups and its Assistant devices work.