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Posted by Remmik

- January 11, 2022, 23:20:36

Ban? What ban? This is not some major disruption in service or having to cancel phones or other products. They will implement a work around that will work as well as what had been possible. No big deal, like these headlines are making it out to be.

Posted by Herman Schmendrick

- January 11, 2022, 14:38:10

Since patents are supposed to be "non-obvious", I don't see how Sonos was ever issued a patent to "adjust the volume using the volume buttons". Maybe Google can still appeal.

Posted by Ptek

- January 11, 2022, 07:34:33

*Ef Sonos. I know I am only one person, but I have already sold all my Sonos "crap" and I'm all GOOGLE. Bring it, ready to do what I gotta do. Let's roll Google.

Posted by MichaelColorado

- January 10, 2022, 20:11:21

So what happens to my Pixel 4XL? Will it be terminated? Will Google replace it?

Posted by Redaktion

- January 10, 2022, 00:27:29

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled that Google has infringed on multiple patents held by the audio company Sonos with features baked into some of its Nest-brand smart speakers, as well as into some older Pixel-series devices. The Mountain View giant is now obliged to make some potentially major UI and UX changes to avoid an import ban on those products.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Google-faces-a-ban-on-some-Pixel-phones-and-Nest-smart-home-devices-as-it-loses-a-patent-infringement-case-to-Sonos.591512.0.html