toby10 wrote: > Common sense and logic. ;) > > Basing a new niche hardware device on someone else's failure (Logitech) > in such a niche market is probably not a good idea. Other big names > have tried the hardware side to music streaming already and failed > miserably (Microsoft, Linksys, etc..). This becomes a compounded > problem when that hardware mfr does not control the software > distribution, development and fixes. It would be like making a hardware > player that only worked with Twonky media server. The problem compounds > even further if the hardware lacks authorized access to online streaming > services which, in great part, drove sales for SB players. > > On the off chance it were actually a financial success then any > competitor can come along and make new hardware, like Logitech itself. > > I just don't see a good business model to fit this niche market segment > and make money. Though, granted, I'm not in the consumer electronics > biz so maybe I'm missing some basic points and ideas to make it work. > But it simply does not make sense to me.
I agree. It certainly makes more sense to me to piggyback (with software) on other folk's hardware to use as SB replacements (e.g., iPeng and SqueezePad both do that for me). The connection from the iphone or ipad out to something else still leaves something to be desired for me (it won't connect easily to another DAC, etc.), but the idea is that Pippin didn't have to deal with creating the hardware seems the right approach to me. Of course DIYers can always do something with hardware on a small scale. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96606 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
