I think they mean "mute". Aux on echo is output so the device is already controlling the music. At least that's how I read it.
Otherwise, I have no clue!

They want to sell something that this would compete with.

When there's an emerging / evolving industry, the leaders of that industry often lobby for regulation once they gain a foothold, as it creates barriers for competitors who could otherwise get in on the game by merely raising enough capital.

This, in turn, allows smaller enterprises to take on the risk of innovation while established corporations consolidate market share and wait to acquire the ones who break through the barriers with truly novel innovations.

All the reason to scream louder. I'm all for it.

That doesn't mean drawing outrage and attention to it isn't useful. If bad corporate behavior isn't verified and amplified, no action will be taken against it.

No, Ken. That did not escape me, and I made a point to highlight that, sorry it escaped you.

An FTC that works harder on behalf of advertisers than it does on behalf of consumers.

Not that they're wrong, but it's pretty telling that this is their focus when everyday people are being screwed over left and right by these too-big-for-accountability mega corps.

He went from being unfathomably, criminally wealthy to unfathomably criminally wealthy.

It would have been nice for the summary to at least clue in people who are unfamiliar with what KVM is in this context. overview was painful enough to read that after the first sentence, I didn't care.

Uhmmm.. because you apparently are not the gatekeeper of what "matters" to nerds?

For context, here are the most active stories of all time from the hall of fame (link in footer of site):

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You must be new here, or not paying attention to the site for the past 30 years, and that's Okay.

"The important thing is that some dingbat academician got a publishing credit."

Tell me you didn't read the paper without telling me you didn't read the paper.

" even just reading the summary "

Ahh. There it is. Sounds like how a dingbat might react.