Money, money, money... - Nothing actually new at least Logitech openly talks with the community. Very much appreciated!
Hosting our requests for internet radio requires some computer power and a big one. It does not matter where servers are: in amazon or somewhere else this is just expensive. Products like Duet, Touch, and complete palette of classical SlimDevices these all do not generate (enough?) revenue to keep it up and running. This was clear a mistake to keep "central server" in the concept from the day 1. What was good to go for IPO or in this particular case for acquisition. I truly appreciate whole SlimDevice team as great visionary engineers and businessmen! Well Done ! I truly appreciate it. I was not expecting Logitech committing anything for our community and our devices - this would economically not wise. Even a source code keeps quite some Know-how, which is a key. I would not be surprised if Logitech will get some patents to keep it protected at least I would do it. I personally like comment "Mnyb | September 28th, 2012 at 9:24 pm" as correctly pointing issues out. "Me too" stream has the same infrastructure issue inherited in the business model - all that devices will follow the same path: moderate sales and short live. It is only matter of time. All reasons were already well listed in this forum. The good news is: all that new Logitech iRadio devises will be rather emotional purchases with short living time with no regret, and will be dumped by owners much quicker keeping Logitech infrastructure burden significantly lower. We might see great success this Christmas season, or silent sunset afterwards. I am not going to join the pessimistic stream about Duet and whole abandoned camp, rather see weak business reasons to keep huge infrastructure with no revenue generation up and running it does not make much sense economically, at least to me. Logitech is a public company there is no any reason to blame them for acquiring startups and discontinuing ideas, which do not take mass market. As Ive already mentioned in one of my previous posts: It would be nice if Logitech creates ultimately "LAST" release with no dependency on central Logitech server, with possibility to connect external internet radio typing their IP in the configuration at least this might keep the community happy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AndreE's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30476 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96606
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