As the person here at Logitech responsible for the business agreement between Logitech and Amazon (at least as we implement Amazon on the Squeezebox), I too would like to see downloads. However, the APIs for the Amazon CD store are open and don't require any special license agreement beyond their associate T&Cs. However, to implement the MP3 downloads, you need a special license agreement. We would like to offer the ability to purchase and download songs directly from the device and we're working with a number of different download stores (Amazon too) to make that happen.
And the main reason for integrating stores on Squeezebox is all about creating a seamless experience across all music properties on the web to allow you to discover, listen and own your favorite music. Just like how we allow you to smoothly move from listening on Pandora or finding a song on Last.fm or Rhapsody to listen on demand. BTW, the rev share agreement wasn't a factor. -- bizdevguy Matt Cuson Dir. of Business Development Logitech, Streaming Media B.U. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bizdevguy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20208 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57023 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
