------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96660 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: Would you buy a new Squeezebox player if it became available? - Yes , if less than $100 - Yes, if less than $200 - Yes, if less than $500 - Yes, if less than $1000 - Yes - price is no object; I just want the best sound - No - I would NOT buy another Squeezebox player ------------------------------------------------------------------------
I haven't voted because the option I would vote for is not there - I would buy another Squeezebox player under $500, but only to replace one of my existing players if it dies. moos_man wrote: > I'm seriously thinking about making an offer to Logitech for the rights, > so would appreciate considered feedback. I don't really see what IPR there is that Logitech actually own and is worth buying. What "rights" are you hoping to buy that you can't get for free? If you are thinking of starting up a business building hardware players, you already have all the data you need: Squeezebox Server is open source; SlimProto is in the public domain. The Squeezebox ecosystem is either going to die or refresh itself as a community effort. Plenty of hobbyists are experimenting with running Squeezeplay and/or Squeezeslave on cheap commodity devices like the Raspberry Pi, hoping to drive USB DACs for good sound quality. We're not there yet, but pretty soon someone will succeed. If you are thinking of building new hardware players, you will be in competition with that, so I can't see how there is a business case for manufacturing new hardware players. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96660 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
