My gut feeling is there are too many different permutations possible when using the Touch as a reference platform. I guess we will need to wait for Marketing to work out which are likely to be the most popular.
The issue about having multiple versions with certain functionality dropped from each one, is that your cost base is actually likely to go up. You would have more product lines to keep track of, a more complex support system and your software is also going to get more complex to cater to these variations. I can see the idea of dropping the screen to produce a replacement for the Receiver, that makes sense. But removing the DAC and outputs, USB, SD card slot, reducing the memory and processor speed probably wouldn't reduce the cost very much. You are still leaving the most expensive elements of the Touch intact (screen, casing and the software and support costs). But if in wall installations did become a significant market, then I guess it is possible. -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver) *1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with rear shield) interested in any others if you have them! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67566 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
