Support Windows 8 RT for Surface Tablet and Windows Phone 8 for Mobile Devices

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Microsoft should, without question, purchase Sonos but I bet something is already in the works with Google or Apple. MS has a tendency to miss brilliant opportunities like this. They would gain so much, not only from the streaming music side but entertainment as well (now that Sonos offers a sound bar/theater solution). Sonos would also be the perfect matchup with XBOX ONE. Personally, I'm amazed that a larger company hasn't acquired Sonos yet. It didn't take long for Google to gobble up NEST. So many companies have tried to replicate Sonos' recipe and failed, if you can't beat them... buy them! I would be content with just a controller app but only Sonos knows what the future holds.

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@John,

This idea have been under consideration for over a year and i think many of your users would like to understand what you are waiting for!

On your website i can read following:
" Control every room, from any device.
The Sonos Controller App lets you browse and play your music from any device. Use your smartphone, tablet, or computer to stream different songs in each room, group rooms together, or hear the same beat everywhere."

@John, is this statement true? Can you please advice how to Control the Sonos system with Windows Phone 8 which I consider is a smartphone?
Can you also advice how to Control the Sonos system with Microsoft Surface which i consider is a tablet?

Why is this topic still under consideration from Sonos? If you dont have any concrete plans to design a app for the Windows ecosystem, please communicate this to your customers who have been waiting for more than a year!!

Please!!

@Claes Absolutely spot on! @John. Sticking your head in the sand and hoping users stop asking for this request won't work! I suggest you let us know what the plans are, rather than 'under consideration'. You owe it to your user base!

Will buy a Nokia Lumia 925, soon! Guess I'll have to put my Sonos Play:5 on eBay. Too sad....

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John, Surface was the biggest selling sku at Best Buy over the Black Friday weekend, outselling iPad and Android.  What are you waiting for?

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Wanted to throw a comment in the mix. Phonos cost $2.50 and seems to work pretty well on Windows Phone. I was hoping Sonos would develop an app, so I waited a few months to buy it. Kind of silly since it was just $2.50, but I was hopeful. Anyway, I started thinking about it - a single developer wrote Phonos. I'll repeat that for emphasis, a single developer wrote Phonos. He reverse engineered how Sonos worked and built his own app. If an individual can do this it is beyond ridiculous that the company selling the product can't come up with their own app that does the same thing. Sonos makes great products that do amazing things, so I'm absolutely sure they have the ability to make a WP app. What's the hold up?

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Wouldn't it be easier for Sonos to buy the Phonos app from its developer? A lot of people would be happy with what I assume would be a very little investment (buying Phonos and hiring a Windows Engineer)

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This is frustrating and I can not get the rational behind. Why should a company which has a self-understanding to be fully customer oriented ignore a significant number (and a fast growing group) of customers who are Windows users. To have something "under consideration" for months which takes a developer a week stands for itself. There is obviously not intend to change the situation. As I have just a Play 5 currently I am considering now to switch to an alternative which treats me better.

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I was about ready to give Best Buy my credit card for the Playbar, subwoofer and two medium speakers when I was told that there is no app for WinRT or Windows Phone.  I am forced to go with another product because it is unreasonable to control everything from my single Windows PC. 

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Thank you for your continued feedback and ideas regarding a Windows Phone controller for Sonos.  We’re listening to your suggestions and will be looking for some more detailed feedback on how you use Windows Phone in your home soon.

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