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Expected a github repo link but instead it's closed source and it costs $9 and it apparently doesn't even allow you to set the noise cancellation level. So it's

Expected a github repo link but instead it's closed source and it costs $9 and it apparently doesn't even allow you to set the noise cancellation level. So it's $9 for an app that has two buttons that send bluetooth packets and it also reads the battery level in some clearly standard way because Android and iOS both show that natively. There's probably less than a screen worth of code. edit: looking at the tweet[1] it's an electron app... An electron mac app for $9. Let that sink in. [1] https://twitter.com/DannyAziz97/status/1389482681608679424 https://twitter.com/DannyAziz97/status/1389482681608679424

urda 6y ago
Honestly it feels really scummy to have reversed engineer (which itself is not an issue) the protocol, use a name way-too-similar too "Bose", closed source, and of course charging 9 bucks for a page of Javascript.
- grishka 6y ago
  I have no issues with reverse engineering, especially in the name of interoperability (which is btw an exception from copyright laws in many countries), but the rest... yikes.
  - urda 6y ago
    yeah I should be clear that the issue isn't reverse engineering, it's everything else around it.
iscrewyou 6y ago
On the plus side(sarcastically), an app that doesn’t have a subscription model!
xtat 6y ago
came here to say this- dont understand why this is so upvoted
neb_b 6y ago
Who cares how it's built if it solves a problem for people?
- grishka 6y ago
  In a $9 app that is this simple you would at the very least expect exceptional quality. But Electron makes that impossible.