Smart speakers and every smart device you love will die, quickly

The American producer of smart speakers Sonos caused an uproar announcing they will stop getting software updates and new features for a group of "legacy" products - the original Zone Players, Connect, and Connect:Amp, first-generation Play:5, CR200, and Bridg. The announcement caused an uproar among their customers, so Sonos changed their tune saying they will deliver bug fixes and security patches to legacy products. For how long? - “for as long as possible”, without any hard timeline. Engadget points out the fact that the old stereos from the 1980s or even older are working just fine to this date, and the new, "smart" ones tend to have an expiry date of five years. Watch their video-analysis below.