Mitch Harding;149999 Wrote: > Why do you think they would do those things when it would likely result > in > far fewer sales? Presumably they purchased SD based on their > audiophile > reputation. It seems unlikely to me that they would soil it. I'm > guessing > they'll leave SD to operate themselves as long as they turn good > profits. > > On 10/26/06, MikeWynneDub < > MikeWynneDub.2gatdb1161888601 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Mitch Harding;149981 Wrote: > > > I'm curious which of their other products you've tried. > > > > > > On 10/26/06, JJZolx <JJZolx.2gas7n1161887103 (AT) no-mx (DOT) > > > forums.slimdevices.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > We're not talking about the logo, but the perception of the > company > > > > behind that logo. My impression of Logitech is that they make > very > > > > nice $30 mice. But it's damned hard to screw up a $30 mouse. > The > > > rest > > > > of their products that I've been exposed to have been > universally > > > crap. > > > > > > > > I've just purchased a Harmony 525 remote - it's not the remote as > such > > (though I've only had it a few days), it's the astonishingly, > > egregiously BAD software. > > > > I know SlimServer is open source/GPL/whatever but if Logitech's > > 'developers' get near it then I'd fear the worst... > > > > They're also likely to downgrade components - once a > cheap'n'cheerful > > peripherals purveyor... > > > > > > -- > > MikeWynneDub > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > MikeWynneDub's Profile: > > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7230 > > View this thread: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29081 > > > >
I know (and probably most other posters on this forum know) that Slim Devices, SlimServer and SB3/Transporter are an irresistable combo to the more geeky 'audiophile' punter. There's a certain cachet in being (or at least, thinking that you are) ahead of the curve. And my experience of personally dealing with SD reinforces that 'select' appeal. They are/were an absolute pleasure to deal with. I fear all of this will be lost with the move to Logitech. Logitech felt they had a gap in their portfolio and so casually purchased SD to plug that gap. And, in my experience, Logitech produce crap products. -- MikeWynneDub ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MikeWynneDub's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7230 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29081 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
