aubuti;524161 Wrote: > I think it's easy to underestimate how much of Logitech's limited and > diminishing software development resources would be required to write > and maintain a plugin for some other company's software.
depends how its done. if it was simply a middleware layer, that took the digi-soundcard audio and sent it to the hardware, then it would basically be invisible aside from a settings/prefs dialog, and only need updated every once in a great while for the OS it was on. if it was a plugin, it could be somewhat more intense. but one lone guy cracked the airport express so winamp can power it. but either way would be a lot LESS intense, than developing your own app, and either way would be a lot more flexible than requiring a user/potential customer install/learn your own proprietary app. and either way would cost less to develop. and having such options would make the hardware, where the money is, accessible to a lot more people, and attractive as a legit option to buy. aubuti;524161 Wrote: > And then there are the support costs. surely supporting SBS is more expensive than supporting a plugin? aubuti;524161 Wrote: > Slimproto is an open protocol, so it's a perfect opportunity for a > winamp/SB enthusiast with programming skills, but there doesn't seem to > be any flurry of activity on that front. Maybe the market's is smaller > than you think. i don't think thats it. i think the amount of people who love SB and winamp AND who can not only program, but have the time to do it for free, is a very, VERY small number. besides, why would people buy a solution that doesn't do what they want it to? if i were a winamp user wanting hardware support, i'd find hardware it could already support, like the airport express. if one day there is some kind of non-SBS solution for powering the hardware via other apps, i think you'd find it HUGELY popular. aubuti;524161 Wrote: > Interesting what you find on a search though. I don't think I ever knew > about winamp's SliMP3 plugin before. Looks pretty primitive, but it's > real software. > (http://www.winamp.com/plugin/slimp3-server-for-winamp2/134210) its not a plugin. its an early version of slim server (unless i'm mistaken). -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 & sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - sbs 7.5b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - p4(ht) 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - d-link dir-655 - 35k mp3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76038 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
