I know this issue has come up a number of times, but it usually doesn't receive too many comments from Slim Devices. Also, there has been progress recently on WMA support in the firmware, so I thought it might be worth raising the issue again.
The new Squeezebox looks very nice, but personally, I'm not yet tempted to upgrade from the two first generation players I already own. Why? I want the DRM support to play music from one of the subscription services that are out there. Without that, I'm stuck waiting for someone to release a device that's comparable to the Squeezebox in overall experience and also supports WMA DRM (and if it supports streaming from Rhapsody, so much the better). I've talked to several people shopping for media streaming boxes recently, and in all cases, working with Rhapsody or Yahoo Music has been a requirement, not a "nice to have". I end up telling them, "The Squeezebox is the best thing out there in most ways, but right now you'd be better off buying..." I wish I didn't have to do that. Anyway, DRM is mentioned in the software roadmap on the Wiki as a goal, but it doesn't appear in the more concrete plans. Could someone from Slim Devices comment on (or at least hint vaguely at) the issues involved, and/or any concrete plans? Thanks. -- gsamsa _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
