Ikabob;460372 Wrote: 
> HOWEVER, we are extremely dependent upon the wireless service and on
> Logitech's support and databases.  The SBs could be reduced to mere
> paperweights. Let's not think about that. Nevermind.

When I started using Squeezeboxes, there was no Squeezenetwork at all. 
You had to use Squeezecenter if you wanted to connect to internet radio
or similar.  If Squeezenetwork was finished as a service tomorrow, you
could still use your existing hardware with Squeezecenter, and if
Squeezecenter was withdrawn tomorrow, you could still use the latest
iteration of the software for as long as your computer hardware would
support it. I know this isn't quite the point you are making, but it's
not true to say the SB's could be reduced to paperweights.  

The potential difference is that you brought your Squeezeboxes with the
intention of only ever using Squeezenetwork, which I didn't.  That being
so, I would imagine you understood the potential limitations of the
service. 

Squeezenetwork is not a replacement for Squeezecenter by a long, long
way - it is essentially a light-featured external server with support
for internet radio and certain music services.  Personally, I do wonder
if Logitech should do more to make this clearer to prospective
purchaser.  I also agree that Squeezenetwork functionality could be
improved with things like playlists, but I suspect the changes that
would be needed to support individual playlists are not trivial.

I hope this comes across ok - I'm not disagreeing with what you say at
all (well, other than the paperweight bit), but trying to explain why I
expect SN to stay feature light compared to Squeezecenter.


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