rbz5416;495492 Wrote: > ... a significant hardcore of long-term users who have grown up with > this way of working & appear to believe that because they've learned the > software's foibles the hard way, so should everyone else. It appears to > me that these users are so effective in shouting down ... > > I firmly believe a complete re-write is required, embracing the best of > the plugins while implementing a look & feel that is more in keeping > with a consumer product. Logitech seem to stubbornly refuse to recognise > that the vast majority of people who buy Squeezebox are wanting a music > player & not a new hobby in network/software troubleshooting. :(
While I agree with some of the points you make, I also do think that Logitech SB is quite exemplary in listening to us users, and thus we can (1) Submit bug reports (which include usability issues) via Slim Bugzilla (2) Ignore the comments of some of the users that believe everything SB was conceived perfectly at the beginning of time and changing represents a crime against the universe. :-) If there is one thing I see with the Logitech SB developers that frequent this forum is that they are very open minded and never ever seem to be driven by a belief that their user base ought to consist only of people willing and eager to constantly be on a debug mission... :-D I have added this as a suggestion via Bugzilla, and if we all contribute by submitting usability issues I think the product will get even better (I actually do think it is pretty darn awesome, otherwise it would be foolish of me to have bought as many SB as I have). Last, but not least, I would not mind Logitech SB charging (albeit moderately) for software releases that add significant capabilities (SoftSqueeze please) and also reward successful third party developers. I think part of the issue is also that all of this is free (other than the initial investment in the box), so thus necessarily software development is geared towards selling new boxes. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M Headphones: Grado SR-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72575 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
