Sonos

Sonos announced that it has laid off 200 people in a letter posted to its site Wednesday. The news follows a 100-person layoff in August. Both rounds

I don’t mind them branching out IF they can deliver an experience as good as AppleTV and with the same privacy in mind, especially if they allow creation of a surround setup using non-soundbar speakers.

If it’s going to be Android-esque in privacy invasion AND cost more than a shield, it’s going to be dead in the water.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24464516

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The major shakeup in leadership at Sonos continues.

Sonos won’t replace Maxime Bouvat-Merlin in “redundant” role.

Employees report low morale and fear more layoffs.

It's been an infamous year for software updates gone wrong. But what’s the worst-case scenario for a buggy update? Sonos may be trying to find the answer

The board is a “live document” that Sonos will update.

Sonos users are stuck with its new mobile app.

This is how he should have responded back in May. Own the fuck up from the get go and lay out the plan to correct. I can only assume the Wire Cutter dropping their recommendation a few days ago finally broke them.

Some interesting choices. Surprised there’s no WiFi when at home.

Reading through the thread, it didn’t seem to be a very productive conversation.

Sonos makes the app redesign official.

One of the multiple reasons I switched away from Spotify originally. Don’t think I’ll be switching back, but it’s definitely a welcome addition.