aspendl828 wrote: > I pretty much agree with all the points in favour of a self managed > local collection of owned files. > > My concern is that Logitech might sense the move to renting / streaming > from third parties and any future product line may focus more on that > source of music with the likely compromise of a lossy format at the > expense of functionality that most on this forum (certainly in this > thread) would prefer. > > Let's hope I'm wrong!
Although I'm as guilty as the next person on this, it is actually silly to concern ourselves over these "what ifs" with regard to Squeezebox (or other technology for that matter). I was an active music collector/listener in the days before CDs. If we had had similar internet forums back then, think of what the threads might have looked like, with folks worried over the ability of vinyl manufacturers to continue making our audiophile 1/2 speed records, turntable manufacturers, whether CDs would still work in the future because they might be replaced by something else, etc. etc. All I'm actually sure of is that the future will be different from today with regard to how we store, access, and play our music. But most likely it will be better. And whether it will be Squeezeboxes or some yet-to-be-heard-of maker of some yet-to-be-discovered product is something no one can predict. I woudn't want to return to my 1971 audio setup. And I suspect in 2022, I wouldn't want to return to my 2012 setup. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95885 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
