I suspect that's just a temporary sweet spot before they start locking things down to their "trusted" (i.e., paid-for) partners. They're already doing that on

I suspect that's just a temporary sweet spot before they start locking things down to their "trusted" (i.e., paid-for) partners. They're already doing that on the hardware side. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/synology-confirms-need-for-synology-branded-drives-in-newer-plus-series-nas/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/synology-confirms-ne...