Just a quick comparison of another open source audio company that was taken over and subsequently pretty much destroyed along with the rest of the community that supported the orginal product. That company was Phatnoise, the company that bought them; Harman International.
I have one of their Phatbox units in my car, and I love the unit. Unfortunately, time and lack of further development has caused the system to start showing its age. A couple of guys have done some further interesting things, but none of the original developer have been heard from since...at least to my knowledge. I think the SD and Logitech merger (at least to this point) has been an example of the right way to merge a company with broader marketing/exposure with a niche device. I have one of the first Squeezeplayer Classics (silver face/no signatures!). And I love it. The partnership with Infrant lead to my purchase of an original NV. It's a great integrated system. The fact that Logitech didn't materially change the product (and has allowed development to continue with a competitor, Netgear) has prompted me to buy units for my dad, brother, and of course a controller for myself! -- JSanchez ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JSanchez's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3195 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56164 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
