JJZolx wrote: > The Squeezebox product line as we once knew it is dead.
Although Squeezebox may provide good control of a local server-based music database, the demographic trend for future marketplace growth, as seen in the recent prior posts, is for internet streaming music. This is where Squeezeboxs problem is. The squeezebox walled garden approach is falling behind the marketplace. End-users beg for new services and request updates to existing services, and Logitech is either non-responsive or slow in responding. If Logitech wants to continue to be a player in the music delivery arena, it should be looking to Roku for a model business plan. Roku sells 3 different boxes, with its top of the line priced at $100. and going downwards from there (far cheaper than squeezebox in this cost conscious world). And Roku is an open platform. Here is how Roku works with content developers: An open platform, Rokus Streaming Player enables content owners to bypass traditional distribution routes and reach views and consumers directly. Rokus platform allows a wide variety of channels and monetization options. There is no fee for joining the Roku Developer Program or for publishing a Roku Channel. Roku does not host any content. Your Roku channel connects to your existing service and servers or CDN to locate and stream your content. http://www.roku.com/developer I arranged for the Stitcher podcast service top brass to contact Logitech to host the Stitcher service on the squeezebox platform. Logitech wasnt interested. That was frustrating for me and really crystallized Logitechs problem with squeezebox. Content providers want control of their own hosting service, rather than be captive to Logitechs whims. Both consumers and developers want more than Logitech currently offers. Unless squeezebox can meet these dual challenges, it will squander any hope of future opportunities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95603
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