MrSinatra;604225 Wrote:
>
> > Philip Meyer;604215 Wrote:
> > I'm thinking that actually, full SBS isn't so much on the agenda these
> > days, just Tiny SBS as that is a selling point for newer hardware
> > players. Maybe OS support will be dropped next, because it only needs
> > to run on Linux to run on Touch (I think not, but maybe more
> > development for Tiny SBS and less of a driver for full SBS, and Tiny
> > SBS bugs/enhancements may take precidence over support for lesser used
> > OS's in full SBS).
> > > >
> unlikely. this would only happen if they started selling a server
> box to go with the player box, (meaning something better than the
> touch server). besides, they have such a large installed userbase, i
> just can't see it happening, it would alienate way too many users.
>
I'm skeptical about a server box because to get good performance it's
going to make the complete solution too expensive. Very few people
besides the enthusiasts are going to buy a $300 server box if they also
need an additional $200-$300 player to be able to play the music. A
combo box for $500 is also going to be too expensive. Simpler UPnP
solutions from competitors are going to look more attractive to the
mass market at those prices. Mass market don't care about sound quality
and advanced features, which is the main advantage SBS/Squeezebox has
over simpler UPnP based products. If you think I'm wrong about this,
mention one other product with similar features as SBS which don't need
a computer and is cheaper than the above mentioned prices.
Another problem with a server box is that it's against the market, it's
pretty clear that streaming online music gets more and more popular and
buying CD's gets less popular, especially among younger people.
Full SBS is clearly a low priority at the moment, I'm personally a bit
afraid that 7.6 is going to be the last major release of full SBS which
we will see, but hopefully I'm wrong about this. Logitech will probably
put focus on mysqueezebox.com and streaming services if they choose to
continue develop the Squeezebox products. Which isn't bad because
streaming online music is the future, it's just a matter of time until
the music industry wakes up and realize that this is how they need to
start selling music.
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