[NEWS] Why Dreambox seven was not released ?

The Dreambox Seven (or Dreambox 7) was announced by Dream Property but was ultimately never released — and here’s a detailed breakdown of why it disappeared and what likely happened:

🧩 Background: What Was the Dreambox Seven?

• It was supposed to be a high-end successor to the Dreambox One and Dreambox Two.

• Promised features included:

  • More powerful chipset (possibly Broadcom or ARM hybrid)

  • 4K UHD support, dual tuners, fast performance

  • DreamOS operating system (not open-source Enigma2)

• Aimed at competing with Vu+ Ultimo 4K, GigaBlue UHD UE, etc.

❌ Why It Was Never Released

1. 🛑 Internal Company Decline

Dream Property (the successor of Dream Multimedia) began struggling after 2020:

• Key developers left or stopped contributing.

• Lack of innovation compared to Vu+, Octagon, and Zgemma.

• Minimal updates to DreamOS and weak community engagement.

2. 💻 DreamOS Was Not Widely Adopted

• Dreambox moved away from fully open Enigma2 to their own closed system.

• That alienated developers and plugin creators.

• The community started preferring Vu+, OpenATV-compatible boxes, etc.

3. 📉 Low Sales of Dreambox One and Two

• Dreambox One and Two had very limited success.

• Poor availability, plugin issues, and lack of image support killed momentum.

• Dream Property possibly decided the market wasn’t worth continuing.

4. 🌍 Supply Chain and COVID Impact

• Chip shortages and supply issues during 2020–2022 made production difficult.

• Many electronics companies canceled or delayed new hardware launches.

5. 🧾 Licensing & Legal Complexities

• Rumors in developer forums suggested licensing or legal restrictions on the software stack.

• Dream Property kept the project extremely private — possibly due to internal legal/financial trouble.

🔚 Conclusion

The Dreambox Seven was quietly abandoned due to a mix of:

• Declining company support

• Poor reception of previous models

• Loss of developer trust

• Closed-source direction (DreamOS)

• Likely financial and supply issues

No official cancellation notice was ever posted, but it’s clear the product is dead.