Remind me why I shouldn't be able to put my own version of Android on this again?
Spotify Car Thing will be discontinued
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Re: Spotify Car Thing will be discontinued
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#93Not surprising, given the awkward position the product was in, targeting customers who don’t already have CarPlay or Android Auto (lower end of the market), but are also willing to pay for Spotify Premium and a good smartphone data plan (higher end of the market).
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#94I firmly believe that permanent key fusing to lock bootloaders should be outlawed. At the very least the keys (and schematics) should be released once the device reaches EOL.
Otherwise we're just manufacturing e-waste.
Re: Spotify Car Thing will be discontinued
#95Not surprising, given the awkward position the product was in, targeting customers who don’t already have CarPlay or Android Auto (lower end of the market), but are also willing to pay for Spotify Premium and a good smartphone data plan (higher end of the market).
I think its less about high-end/low-end, after all carplay did not hit Toyota until around 2018. Its simply that you still need a phone to use the device, might as well connect your phone to your cars audio and use your phones screen.
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#96I firmly believe that permanent key fusing to lock bootloaders should be outlawed. At the very least the keys (and schematics) should be released once the device reaches EOL. Otherwise we're just manufacturing e-waste.
Agreed. We really need some sort of regulation that prevents companies from bricking devices they sold. It's just so unethical, and wasteful, to put these devices out there and then just turn them into trash.
Re: Spotify Car Thing will be discontinued
#97Not surprising, given the awkward position the product was in, targeting customers who don’t already have CarPlay or Android Auto (lower end of the market), but are also willing to pay for Spotify Premium and a good smartphone data plan (higher end of the market).
I think its less about high-end/low-end, after all carplay did not hit Toyota until around 2018. Its simply that you still need a phone to use the device, might as well connect your phone to your cars audio and use your phones screen.
But the real question is why brick it? What requires so much maintenance?
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#98Remind me why I shouldn't be able to put my own version of Android on this again?
You might incorrectly assume you owned the device you bought.
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#99"If purchase isn't ownership, then stealing remotely-brickable devices isn't theft."
Re: Spotify Car Thing will be discontinued
#100I was suspicious when they advertised on sale for $30 last year. Maybe Lina Khan will peruse the emails that lead to that clearance.
Though it's no surprise Spotify failed at hardware given their general software competency. Broke the Chromecast app for years after the big mobile redesign. Not sure how it's possible to have such bugs in an app that shows three buttons, a progress bar, and a picture, but 2,000 engineers will find a way. Liked page on the phone app doesn't even load with bad service, which is like your umbrella not opening in the rain.
Anyone know of alternatives, even alternative clients?