erland wrote: > So, what's missing, what features do you think would make everyone > purchase a Squeezebox instead of Sonos ? > > Is it just the lack of hardware with Logitech logo on the front as > TheLastMan suggested or is there something we could do in software that > would make everyone select a Squeezebox instead of Sonos ? > > Also, assuming we prefer the open Squeezebox products in front of the > closed Sonos products, is there something we as a community could do to > improve the situation ? > All the premature predictions of Squeezebox end of life mentioned in a > lot of threads in the forum is definitely a step in the wrong direction, > but maybe there is something else we can do ?
A big part of it is the lack or hardware. You have the radio and the touch - that's it!! And stores like Target aren't shoving them in peoples faces next to the Bose products. Crutchfield doesn't even feature the squeezebox in their catalog anymore - just Sonos. The best, most robust, easiest to use software isn't going to fix these issues. I'm a hardcore user and an avid music enthusiest. What matters to me isn't going to matter to 90% of the users, so satisfying my needs isn't going to bring droves of new squeezebox users into the fold. Feature-wise, I'm happy with what we have today. I love that I can easily turn my iOS and Andriod devices into portable squeezeboxes. Software stability is another story. My server stops for no apparent reason. If it doesn't stop by itself, I have to restart it periodically because of a memory leak. The only reason I'm on this version of software is Rhapsody support. The last version of 7.3 was solid as a rock, but doesn't support changes Rhapsody made in their protocol. The LMS versions scare me with all of the problems people reported along the way. Problems were always fixed super fast...not so any more. Sorry to sound like a sourpus and a negative-nancy, but I think the issues surrounding the squeezebox are beyond help from the community. Logitech needs to relaunch the Squeezebox line with some new exciting hardware and marketing support. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94987 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
