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Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days ago

Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS sales plummet

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Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS sales plummet

Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to

Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days ago

Synology has backtracked on one of its most unpopular decisions in years. After seeing NAS sales plummet in 2025, the company has decided to lift restrictions that forced users to buy its own Synology hard drives.

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Too little too fuckin late. Why would I recommend anyone go back to Synology? They’ll just reverse course again later.

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