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Ron Olsen;642411 Wrote: > Logitech botched both the 7.5.4 and 7.5.5 releases. Those responsible > need to look at fixing the QA and Release Planning processes. However, > given the apparent low priority Logitech is giving to the SqueezeBox > line, I hold little hope that this will get significantly better. > > It's hard to recommend a product to others when the company behind the > product has such a shoddy record of software updates, requiring users > to jump through hoops to get things working. Truly inexcusable > performance from a major company like Logitech. > > Things like this don't happen at Apple. The latest OS X update to Lion > went very smoothly on my Mac. Logitech could learn some lessons from > Apple to see how software updates should be done. Lots of beta testing > before the release is a major factor. Maybe SBS 7.6 will be better, > since there is major community involvement in beta testing. I certainly > hope so. The Apple comparison is a rather unfair, IMO. It is certainly a lot easier for a manufacturer when they control every single aspect of hardware and operating system design. Their monopoly control is also reflected in their prices - no complaint, but just a realistic acknowledgment. Squeezebox software, on the other hand, has to run on an incrediblely varied range of hardware using various Windows versions, multiple Linux flavors, NAS boxes, FreeBSD as well as Apple. I've always been rather impressed they are willing to even try to accommodate all of those options. That said, I've had zero difficulties with SBS 7.5.4 and 7.5.5. Both installed flawlessly on my Linux Fedora Core box and have been problem-free. -- mlsstl ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88916 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
