'Unacceptable': Spotify bricked Car Thing devices in December without refund

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The owners of Spotify soon in brick Car Thing device are begging THE business has Open source THE gadgets has to safeguard a few THE dump. Spotify doesn't replied has pleas has rescue THE material, which was initially destined has connect has car Dashboards And auxiliary electrical outlets has enable Drivers has listen has And navigate Spotify.

Spotify announcement Today that It is bricklaying all bought Car Things on December 9 And not offer refunds Or exchange choice. On A support page, Spotify says:

Were Stop Car Thing as part of OUR in progress efforts has streamline OUR product offerings. We to understand he can be disappointing, but This decision allow We has to focus on development new features And improvements that will Ultimately provide A better experience has all Spotify users.

Spotify has No further advice For device the owners beyond ask them has reset THE device has factory settings And "without issue" get rid of THE bricked gadget by "following local electronic waste Guidelines. »

THE business Also said that he doesn't plan has release A follow up has THE Car Thing.

Car Thing came out has limit the subscribers In October 2021 Before release has THE general public In FEBRUARY 2022.

In It is T2 2022 earnings report released In July, Spotify revealed that he stopped manufacturing Car Things. In A cat with TechCrunch, he quoted "several factors, including product request And provide chain problems." A Spotify representative Also said THE publication that THE devices would be continue has "perform as destined," but that was apparently A temporary situation.

Stopped production was A warning sign that Car Thing was In Danger. However, has that time, Spotify Also cut THE devices price Since $90 has $50, which could to have encouraged people has buy A device that would be be useless A little years later.

Car Things utility was always doubtful, However. THE device has A 4 inches touch screen And button For easy navigation, as GOOD as support For Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, And voice control. But he Also required users has subscribe has Spotify Prime, which departures has $11 by month. Worse, Car Thing requires A phone using data Or Wireless connected via Bluetooth In order has work, manufacturing THE Thing seem redundant.

In It is T1 2022 report, Spotify said that leaving Car Thing hurt raw margins And that he took A 31 million euro (about $31.4 million has THE time) hit on THE adventure.

Spotify announcement has sent a few Car Thing the owners has online forums has share their disappointment with Spotify And beg THE business has Open source THE device instead of condemn he For recycling centers has best. As of This in writing, there are on 50 posts on THE Spotify Community forums showing concern about THE stop, with a lot demanding A refund and or call For open-source. There are similar discussions event somewhere else online, as on Reddit, Or users to have used sentences as "entirely unacceptable" has describe THE news.

A Spotify Community member going by AaronMickDee, For example, said:

Identifier instead not just dispose of THE device. I think there East A community that would be love THE idea of having A device We can Personalize And to use For other uses other that A song proofreading device.

Would be Spotify be willing has maybe open THE...