)p(;627112 Wrote:
> Playing with it some more..its pretty good for a v1 release. I think
> most people will be pretty satisfied with it and wont be looking for
> something else.
>
I've only tried it briefly yet but I tend to agree, normal users will
get the free Logitech app and think that's how good it's supposed to
be, they will never realize the extra usability, speed and features
offered by the third party apps.
The features that will continue to be unique to third party apps are:
- playback (not interesting for Logitech)
- usability (Logitech don't have the skills/time to give it focus)
- speed (Logitech don't have the time to give it focus)
Unfortunately I'm not sure this is enough for normal users. It's
clearly worth a lot more than $10 for those of us that know which
difference it makes, but most normal users will probably not realize
this.
It's also going to kill the Controller sales if Logitech decides to
market their iOS/Android apps, why get a Controller when you can get a
iPod Touch with same features plus touch screen and portable player at
same or lower price. Maybe not a big issue as the Controller has felt
old for quite some time, but still...
)p(;627112 Wrote:
> I think the best approach for third party develops is to focus on
> power/experienced users.
>
The question is just if that rather small market can generate enough
revenue to third party developers to make further development
interesting.
This new strategy where Logitech has decided to compete with third
party developers worries me a lot. We might soon only have the Logitech
provided functionality and then the future of the Squeezebox products
aren't looking that good, at least not for advanced users. I really
hope I'm wrong...
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