------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88939 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: What would make it easier to recommend a Squeezebox ? - Simplified installation and initial configuration - Simplified usage after initial installation/configuration - Integrated support for ripping music from CD and tagging it - Support for more online streaming services - Improved stability of mysqeueezebox.com - Improved stability and/or less bugs in Squeezebox Server/Firmware - New Squeezebox hardware which have reliable support for local music without a computer - New Squeezebox hardware with built-in speakers and stereo support - New Squeezebox hardware with support for video - New entry level Squeezebox hardware with a lower price ------------------------------------------------------------------------
JJZolx;642357 Wrote: > Absolutely the #1 most insignificant and least important reason. Users > go through bazillions of software installations, each a bit different, > each a bit more or less complicated than the next. Dealing with > Squeezebox server's installation is a breeze. It needs to be more > powerful, not simpler. The simplification of the installation only > leads to added headaches. What's been done to the installer has been > the brainchild of some idiots in marketing, not that of an interface > designer. > > > > That's rather a broad requirement, isn't it? No, usage has evolved for > many years, and I don't see that it can be simplified significantly. > Simplifying it only makes it less flexibls, less useful, even to users > with little technical knowledge. > > > > No. Zero. Zilch. Zip. Nada. > > Please: Never go this direction. EVER. > > > > Don't give a damn. Never have, never will. Squeezebox's support for > existing services has been so buggy, spotty, and ill-maintained, that > it's like a bad joke. And there isn't a single service that is so > compelling that it would be a must have. > > > > Mysqueezebox.com is a virus. Are we looking for a better virus, or what > exactly? Avoid it at all costs. > > > > Ding! That's the one. > > > > Which essentially means a better, more stable server and more powerful > processing. That would be the Touch fully realized. That would in many > ways be Sonos. > > > > More junk along the lines of Boom and Radio. That would be where > Logitech takes Squeezebox, not where Slim Devices would take it. And > not something I'd pay a nickel for, nor recommend to anyone I care > about. > > > > Even bigger junk. > > > > It's always been a bit overpriced. But that was mostly a function of > being the product of a tiny company, or a tiny product of a giant one. Strongly agree with everything (expect may be with overpriced, price would be fine, but with stable and user friendly software) -- nicolas75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nicolas75's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15823 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88939 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
