pippin wrote: > While I agree with the observation, it did not necessarily have to be > that way. The client/server architecture was a smart move when it was > first introduced because it allowed to build a low cost system with a > lot of capability and extensibility. There are no systems on the market > that can do as much and I only know one other system that is similarly > flexible in it's control capability (Sonos). > > But it's now dated and no longer appropriate, the world has moved on, > devices are now capable enough to support better, e.g. peer-to-peer > based solutions that would also be more user friendly without relying as > heavily on the server. But Logitech didn't move on. They more or less > stopped development of the Squeezebox system three years ago, you simply > can't _expect_ it to still be appropriate. > > Now, it looks like they realized this mistake sometimes this year or so > and started investing again but this time, it looks to me like they > screwed it up with a "quick and dirty" approach. > Logitech seems to be one of these companies who dream of getting rich > like Apple but aren't willing to do what Apple does. Logitech marketing: > here's some news for you: Apple didn't invent the iPhone with three > engineers in six months. They put legions and legions of designers, > engineers and product managers in there until it was good enough to be > launched. That product had been rumored about for years and the patents > around it date from several years before the launch. They didn't do this > the quick way. Nor were they the first ones to try, but they took the > patience and investment to take it to a level where it became a - sorry > for the bullshit bingo term - disruptive product. > > Just analyzing a shortcoming and then looking for the quickest and > cheapest way to get there and being happy with satisfying those three > customers who have a shared interest in those 5 features which 80% of > the users can agree on won't get you anywhere, and no, it's also not the > same thing as focusing on those features 80% of your customers ask for. > > I believe all of what we are seeing here is simply poor marketing. And > since it's not the first time we are seeing it from Logitech (Google TV, > anybody?) I don't believe we're going to see them succeed in the future, > either. > > Luckily for us, the Squeezeboxes are open enough and we here know enough > about them that we don't need them, too.
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