peterw;351642 Wrote: > > It'll be interesting to see if projects like Moose and iPeng will make > common devices like the iPod Touch and iPhone/Windows Mobile/Android > handsets viable challengers to the Controller. I think there's a real > risk that the SqueezePlay license will stifle Controller improvements > and make those other devices more attractive to carry, costing them > some sales. I personally carry a wifi-equipped PDA around most of the > time, but still reach for the Controller because it's so much easier to > use. If there were a really nice interface for my PDA, I might never use > my Controller. > I partly agree, I think the iPeng/iSqueeze native applications definitely will be a challenger to the Controller. The Apple license is at least as restricted as the Logitech version, so the reason is IMHO not the licensing but the hardware it self. The iPod/iPhone hardware is better than the Controller hardware in so many ways and the iPod Touch is actually cheaper for the end user than the Controller.
The Apple licensing is IMHO even worse than the Logitech license, it requires you to purchase a Apple computer with Leopard OS to even be able to compile the code and it requires you to pay additionally $99 to be able to even install the compiled code on your own iPod/iPhone hardware. The iPeng skin version which is easier to modify for a third party developer is a bit too slow to challenge the Controller. The latest version is a lot closer than the 0.4.x versions but the Controller still feels a bit faster. -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info) 'My download page' (http://erland.isaksson.info/download) (Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList, Custom Browse, Custom Scan, Custom Skip, Multi Library and Database Query plugins' (http://wiki.erland.isaksson.info/index.php/Category:SlimServer)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53757 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
