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Sonos will no longer make you brick its speakers for a discounted upgrade

Sonos will no longer make you brick its speakers for a discounted upgrade

Posted on March 6, 2020August 27, 2023 By Jarvis

2020 kicked off with Sonos in hot water for its trade-in program, which required owners to put their devices into ‘Recycle Mode’ in order to get a 30% discount on newer models. 

That sounds innocent enough, but ‘Recycle Mode’ essentially bricks devices after 21 days, and can’t be undone. That understandably drew ire from environmentalists given it breaks the all-important ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ mantra for sustainability.
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