gruntwolla;665378 Wrote:
> OK lets assume 2 things
>
> a the complexity issue can be resolved
> b Logitech want out.
>
> Logitech could then offer all current and potential squeezebox users
> the choice of using the players to purely play music from local
> libraries, or signing up to a ( hopefully) classy,well run,regularly
> updated, and most importantly, bug free modern equivalent to
> mysqueezebox.com
>
> For new customers, the site could be free for the first year. For
> existing users, 12 months notice could be given before the introduction
> of the charge.
>
> If the site is professional and slick from the beginning, and the
> initial cost of setting it up funded by Logitech, then the whole thing
> could be presented in a very poitive light.
>
The scenario you describe is a nice dream, I would be extremely
surprised if it becomes anything more than that, but the assumption was
that Logitech really would like to abandon it and I'm pretty sure this
is not the case at the moment.
My feeling is that if someone wants to take over mysqueezebox.com it
needs to be done without the help from Logitech, based on my experience
so far I'm very sure Logitech isn't going to help, definitely not as
long as they earn money on Squeezebox products. When they don't earn
any money on the Squeezebox product, someone else have already taken
over the market and there is no point for anyone to take over
mysqueezebox.com.
gruntwolla;665378 Wrote:
>
> As to the cost of actually running it, and what the annual/monthly
> charge would have to be, I have no idea
>
How much would you personally be willing to pay per year ?
gruntwolla;665378 Wrote:
>
> if the open source ethos of the original slimdevice could be
> maintained, then it could be affordable, and actually be a selling
> point.
>
I completely agree, but it's important to notice that most of
Squeezebox Server has been written by people on Slim Devices or
Logitech's payroll, so open source doesn't mean that it doesn't cost
anything, it just means that it's easier to get small contributions
from external resources.
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