Google to Downgrade Existing Smart Speakers After Losing Sonos Patent Case

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Google to downgrade existing smart speakers after losing Sonos case.

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Customers are pretty mad about this.

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Google infringed on five of Sonos patents confirmed by US international Trade Commission.

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Sonos was only a name in the connected speaker game until voice assistance came.

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When it comes to sound they are pretty smart.

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They claimed that google saw how their system worked when they were pitching to integrate with google play Music.

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Google copied Sonos when they made Google Home Speaker.

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Google has decided to release a software downgrade.

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Some users have to use an extra application to complete downloads.

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The update will stop users from adjusting speaker volumes in groups.

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