------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96660 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: Would you buy a new Squeezebox player if it became available? - Yes , if less than $100 - Yes, if less than $200 - Yes, if less than $500 - Yes, if less than $1000 - Yes - price is no object; I just want the best sound - No - I would NOT buy another Squeezebox player ------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Apple TV and Airport Express both retail for $99 MSRP in the US. I think this end of the market is entirely owned by Apple, who benefits from the ubiquity of iThings and PCs/Macs with iTunes installed. Metcalf's Law can be said to apply, (the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system). Someone trying to displace the incumbent faces a hopeless odds unless they have a unique value proposition, preferably something disruptive. However, I see a big gap between the $99 boxes by Apple and the cheapest Sonos ZonePlayer, which is $350. A product not too different from the Touch is needed in that price range (anything up to $350). I don't know the secret of how Logitech were managing to lose money on it, other than they were charging too little money for it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96660 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
