opening sentence: Sonos is doing away with Recycle Mode, a controversial part of the company’s trade-up program that rendered old devices inoperable in exchange for a 30 percent discount on a newer Sonos product.
News Flash I specifically stated they restored devices after the issue. Still doesn't change the fact they did NOT communicate to users devices would NO LONGER be usable (Originally) when accepting the 30 % discount.
Lack of communication
Lack of use of the device
equals = BRICK.
Spin it however you like the fact is many users got caught blind-sided. Discount or Update doesn't matter. What matters is devices where not usable after the discount update - and users were not communicated of this before hand.