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Sonos with some justification has promoted itself as a premium brand but now needs some new laurels to polish. Originally a terrific combination of sound, style and simplicity worth paying for when the cost of competitors' products offered significant savings, I am now reminded of 'bloatware' conversations of some years back with every update. Sonos, get a grip; the latest update is underwhelming, pushy, and in the case of my music library, spectacularly useless. As an older (68) user who still enjoys quality sound and design but has little interest in anything other than playing what I want to, when I want to, I'm asking sonos to consider (many?) owners and users like me who would appreciate a 'sonos light' (lite?) interface, or the facility to make it so. Take the time needed, keep us informed without puffery, but crucially, get it right. I used to recommend sonos without hesitation, even enthusiastically. Not now.