LHawes;148024 Wrote: > Just heard the news so am of course quite late to the discussion. Read > most of the posts and can see many different futures ahead for SD and > Logitech but to my mind the most likely is that Logitech will create a > good or perhaps very good music device - with a much larger market. > Slim Devices had the chance to create a GREAT music device - with a > much smaller market. > > As much as the Logitech folks might like to think of themselves as a > company they are not, they will, in the end, be driven by a passion for > the bottom line and not a passion for musical excellence. A company > their size has no choice. > > During this transition we will read all the perfectly crafted messages > stating how involved Logitech will remain in the current community, and > how dedicated they are to the SqueezeBox. > > This is not a knock on Logitech as they are obligated so say such > things in our modern corporate culture. > > I only hope they can come to this table and be honest about their > corporate responsibities, which must come first as the nature of > reality in the corporate world, and not pretend to be able to attend to > the existing audio community established here, let alone be willing. The > two directions are simply at cross purposes and cannot exist in a > company of that size. > > I would also assume that this forum will change radically as well. > Again, out of necessity. Nightly builds will disappear, as they must. A > more consumer friendly product (or many) will surface very shortly and > the transporter seems VERY out of place in a world of consumer driven > products, can't see how it can survive. > > I won't bid a farewell as of yet but it will come soon enough, and to > that end i would like to thank all of the people here who have made the > SB such a great device and most of all to the community that has a added > lot to my knowledge in a kind and courteous way. > > Best to all, > Larry Hawes
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