Interested in class action against sonos?

I wish it was. That would separate the wheat from the chaff.

Not really, it depends why people are getting out of the ecosystem.

I have been looking for the past 6-9 months for an alternative due to Sonos being a closed eggs in one basket solution. When I bought back into the Sonos ecosystem again after a few years away from it, it was an acceptable trade off and risk for me. There were potential alternatives, but nothing that jumped out as an everything I used out the box solution.

The company handling of this release and public statements about it was enough to push me off the waiting fence. The company leadership who set the direction and culture of the company have made it very clear how they view people who purchase their product.

I have found an alternative that does what I need for a multi room audio system and is more open. I just have one Sonos speaker left to decommission having replaced my port, amps and various Symfonisk speakers and lamps.

For your car analogy, in an ICE vehicle it is more a case of if the same garage/dealer breaks/messes up your car do you keep returning to them waiting and hoping they will fix it? Sonos are more like an EV car though, where while you might have bought it, your ability to use it relies on the manufacturer not messing up an OTA update and breaking or removing functionality that you originally bought the car for.

What a generous open attitude. 

You are absolutely right. It’s just that some times I sucked down a rabbit hole when dealing with trolls. I am interested in how a class action lawsuit works and I would be interested in joining one if there was one. This does not mean I am interested in starting one myself. This is a thread for people who are interested in the topic. If your here to tell us we are idiots then you don't belong here. We are all  part of the Sonos community and should  still work together. There are many reasons why it is good to “clamor” for a lawsuit even if one is not going to see a lawyer. We are all aggravated over the situation sonos has put us in. Bitching and moaning to a group of your peers who are in the same situation as you are is a good way to release stress and anger.  There is also a practical side to it. These chats are monitored and some of what is said or at least the feel of the community is getting back to the people in charge. If we yell loud enough they will hear. Further, the more we all talk about it the more people will hear about it. When enough people here about it things will begin to happen. I have already seen news article pop up on my phone. Now imagine someone goes in to his local electronic store for a system. His choice is Bose or Sonos, and he thinks about all the bad publicity about Sonos. What do you think he will chose? Soon Sonos loses 50% market share and Bose has record profits. This is not to Sonos’s advantage to let this go on to long. Yes Sonos says it has fixes coming, that's great, I hope they do because I have a lot of money invested and so do others. And who knows if enough people shout loud enough maybe some lawyer will decide the case has some merit.

What system are you referring to? I would be interested in seeing it. Thanks

Why do people keep referring to their 'investment' , as if a set of speakers was some kind of blue-chip stock?   

Some time in the past you bought an item in the same way you have previously bought other consumer items.

It's irrelevant whether it cost $10 or $1000. You paid the retail sale price. 

You have choices: wait for fixes, mothball your equipment, throw into the trash, or sell on.

Ranting, raving, threatening, insulting and cursing is unlikely to improve or solve the problems the update has caused. 

So I’ve been testing several including Bluesound, Denon, Hifi Rose, but it is Cambridge Audio that seems to be the one for me all things considered. They have a good range of hardware, and the app StreamMagic is superb.

@Atari-rules 
Presumably you are replacing Amps or Ports as Cambridge Audio don’t have streaming speakers, or are you also buying speakers and power/integrated amps as necessary to replace Sonos speakers? Their entry just bring speakers network streamer with integrated amp is quite the price jump from a Sonos Amp.

I do like their minimal design units, not so much the ones with displays, but they weren’t for me. Hopefully you enjoy it and the StreamMagic app continues to do what you need. It also goes through troublesome periods when it gets upgraded and was a concern when I was considering the MXN10.

@Irate Customer 
What I needed/wanted to replace, the streaming services I actually use and how I want to control it were the primary influences in potential choices for me.

Amp/Port only setups are easiest to replace imo, with everything from little pucks to full size HiFi/AVR components if you aren’t space limited available. AVRs and the more recent Network Receivers also come with room correction, sub out and more flexible connectivity.

A WiFi speaker only setup is similarly find the brand with support for the services you use, locations (indoor/outdoor) and room sizes you want and away you go. A big unknown with speakers vs amp/port is how will it actually sound though.

Where it becomes most limited in choice is when you want soundbar/ht + stereo (2.1 / 2.0) + WiFi speakers and Subs across the home that can be grouped, multi-room sync and a single control app with or without physical controls.

The starting point for me, rather than which brands to look at, is work out what you actually use and want from your system.

All of Cambridge Audio is Roon ready. So, always an option.

Well isn't Sonos Roon ready or enabled? 

An excellent reasonably priced mult-room streamer/amp system can be built with Wiim devices, range $99-350 (decent app, very responsive and active support, Roon ready) .  The real problem comes in selecting appropriate speakers - another consumer minefield!