Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 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

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Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

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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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Damage has already been done. They also killed apps, codecs etc.

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