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Sonos was first to pioneer the concept of multi room audio and grouping a set of speakers wirelessly. Not only that, but they actually implemented this in their devices (Play:1, Play:3, Play:5, etc.) so they're not just a patent troll, buying up patents to sue others.
Whether you agree that this patent should have been granted is frankly irrelevant. It was granted and Sonos has every right to defend it. If Apple can patent "rounded corners" on smartphones, Sonos can surely patent this. Now Google can either suck it up and find a way to license this from Sonos or remove the feature as it has done so far.
Quite frankly, I'm glad Google lost. Their goal was to undercut Sonos and drive them out of business and I'm glad the little guy won. I like Sonos products and enjoy how they work together seamlessly. Google meanwhile abandons technology on a whim if it doesn't pan out almost immediately (see Nest security system, Glass, Google+, etc.).
What? The only change is that you can't change the volume of a group collectively. Instead you have to manage the volume per device. Groups otherwise function the same way.
The Google / Sonos lawsuit ruined speaker groupings. It's all buggy and horrible now. If you plan to use in a group do yourself a favor and skip it. I have like 12 speakers in my house that are now impossible to use in any groups. Never buying google products again
Not to mention another bug plaguing users, speak to one and any within an earshot respond as well. Can't play music without casting or saying the name of the room.
Absolutely! You may have to set them up with a google account, if they don't have one already. Also great for setting reminders, timers, alarms.
Works as a great picture frame syncing with google photos.
If you ask to play the news, depending on the sources you set, it cycles through them (some with video and some with audio).
Yes, how dare Sonos try to defend its patents that they legitimately developed and used in their own products. Google deserves to use others' patents without their permission or compensation.
Not to mention another bug plaguing users, speak to one and any within an earshot respond as well. Can't play music without casting or saying the name of the room.
Yes! This is happening to me too! So frustrating. Didn't realize this was Sonos related as well. I loathe Google
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Yes, how dare Sonos try to defend its patents that they legitimately developed and used in their own products. Google deserves to use others' patents without their permission or compensation.
Without knowing the full details and at a glance, it appears that it's likely to be a bullshit patent that should never have been granted. Not exactly groundbreaking to be able to control Left and Right, or the volume of a group of speakers together.
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Without knowing the full details and at a glance, it appears that it's likely to be a bullshit patent that should never have been granted. Not exactly groundbreaking to be able to control Left and Right, or the volume of a group of speakers together.
Sonos was first to pioneer the concept of multi room audio and grouping a set of speakers wirelessly. Not only that, but they actually implemented this in their devices (Play:1, Play:3, Play:5, etc.) so they're not just a patent troll, buying up patents to sue others.
Whether you agree that this patent should have been granted is frankly irrelevant. It was granted and Sonos has every right to defend it. If Apple can patent "rounded corners" on smartphones, Sonos can surely patent this. Now Google can either suck it up and find a way to license this from Sonos or remove the feature as it has done so far.
Quite frankly, I'm glad Google lost. Their goal was to undercut Sonos and drive them out of business and I'm glad the little guy won. I like Sonos products and enjoy how they work together seamlessly. Google meanwhile abandons technology on a whim if it doesn't pan out almost immediately (see Nest security system, Glass, Google+, etc.).
Tough to blame a company for protecting themselves against a titan like Google, agree?
Tough to defend a brain dead obvious idea like changing the volume of multiple speaker together being a cause for a lawsuit…. Might as well patent turning off multiple things in the house
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Sonos was first to pioneer the concept of multi room audio and grouping a set of speakers wirelessly. Not only that, but they actually implemented this in their devices (Play:1, Play:3, Play:5, etc.) so they're not just a patent troll, buying up patents to sue others.
Whether you agree that this patent should have been granted is frankly irrelevant. It was granted and Sonos has every right to defend it. If Apple can patent "rounded corners" on smartphones, Sonos can surely patent this. Now Google can either suck it up and find a way to license this from Sonos or remove the feature as it has done so far.
Quite frankly, I'm glad Google lost. Their goal was to undercut Sonos and drive them out of business and I'm glad the little guy won. I like Sonos products and enjoy how they work together seamlessly. Google meanwhile abandons technology on a whim if it doesn't pan out almost immediately (see Nest security system, Glass, Google+, etc.).
Ummm Apple didn't patent rounded corners…. It was an ornamental design patent…which is silly… ornamental means that it doesn't affect any functionality. And many patents were void later on for being obvious ideas… when you see something dumb call it dumb. Sonia has plenty of tech on how multi speakers work, acoustics etc.
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Whether you agree that this patent should have been granted is frankly irrelevant. It was granted and Sonos has every right to defend it. If Apple can patent "rounded corners" on smartphones, Sonos can surely patent this. Now Google can either suck it up and find a way to license this from Sonos or remove the feature as it has done so far.
Quite frankly, I'm glad Google lost. Their goal was to undercut Sonos and drive them out of business and I'm glad the little guy won. I like Sonos products and enjoy how they work together seamlessly. Google meanwhile abandons technology on a whim if it doesn't pan out almost immediately (see Nest security system, Glass, Google+, etc.).
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I have over $1,000 in Google speakers and this really pisses me off.
Works as a great picture frame syncing with google photos.
If you ask to play the news, depending on the sources you set, it cycles through them (some with video and some with audio).
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Whether you agree that this patent should have been granted is frankly irrelevant. It was granted and Sonos has every right to defend it. If Apple can patent "rounded corners" on smartphones, Sonos can surely patent this. Now Google can either suck it up and find a way to license this from Sonos or remove the feature as it has done so far.
Quite frankly, I'm glad Google lost. Their goal was to undercut Sonos and drive them out of business and I'm glad the little guy won. I like Sonos products and enjoy how they work together seamlessly. Google meanwhile abandons technology on a whim if it doesn't pan out almost immediately (see Nest security system, Glass, Google+, etc.).
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Whether you agree that this patent should have been granted is frankly irrelevant. It was granted and Sonos has every right to defend it. If Apple can patent "rounded corners" on smartphones, Sonos can surely patent this. Now Google can either suck it up and find a way to license this from Sonos or remove the feature as it has done so far.
Quite frankly, I'm glad Google lost. Their goal was to undercut Sonos and drive them out of business and I'm glad the little guy won. I like Sonos products and enjoy how they work together seamlessly. Google meanwhile abandons technology on a whim if it doesn't pan out almost immediately (see Nest security system, Glass, Google+, etc.).
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