I think Logitech, and Slim Devices before it, are mad. I would pedalling this platform like crazy to the world.
The likes of JVC, Sony, Bose, high end audio manufacturers etc etc could easily integrate the slim server and squeezebox control hardware / API into their own lines. The real value would be licensing the technology - at a minimal and therefore attractive cost - and achieving a high market penetration. The business focus becomes development of a channel for your gear and the technical focus becomes creating product that's easy to integrate into third party products. It would be like the new "red book"...if it was cheap enough to license. Would be a killer. Just a small example, wouldn't you like a little portable system that not only played "mp3" but also included a squeezebox interface? It is idiocy to expect Logitech to replicate every kind of audio product. Instead why not let other companies, who between them fill every niche in the market, have access to the squeezebox architecture? Darren -- darrenyeats Monarchy CLD-M401 transport or SB3 -> Sony DAS-703ES DAC -> Krell KAV-300i -> PMC AB-1 (home-made room treatments and supports) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35881 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
