toby10 wrote: > The issue is the time frame and level of support, not their good > intentions or whether they mean what they say......... now. > > Time Frame: Technically they could shut down MySB.com tomorrow and > Dudley's statement would still be accurate because they "continued > support" for a period of time after they discontinued the SB hardware > players. In this hypothetical and nonsensical case, a few months time > frame. So the question is: what is a reasonable time frame? One year? > Two years? Five years? Ten years? Every party involved (users, third > party developers, subscription services, Logitech) will all have their > own idea of a "reasonable" time frame. > > Support Level: Even if MySB.com exists five years from now, at what > level? How often might we see outages? How long to fix broken Apps and > services? Service providers like Rhapsody may update their API, how > long for (any remaining) techs to update the MySB side? What services > will even be available on MySB two years from now? > > But noone knows the answers including Logitech. It's the great unknown > of time frame and service level that won't be answered until it happens. > The one big ace in the SB hole is the similarity between MySB.com and > UESmartRadio.com. Being so similar it likely would not take a > monumental effort to keep MySB running & updated if they are doing the > same for UE..... for as long as UE lasts anyway. :)
Excellent points and I totally agree. Because of the large numbers of consumers who have invested large amounts of money in these excellent LOGITECH products with expectations of longevity and functionality, I do not think LOGITECH would want the publicity from disgruntled consumers. The meaning of the word "reasonable" might be interpreted differently. LOGITECH has been a successful company and earned a reputation by maintaining high business and ethical standards and they and their shareholders, no doubt, wish to maintain this public image and reputation. I really have faith that LOGITECH will do the right thing and honor their obligation to its loyal and supportive customers. IMHO ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ikabob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32088 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96999 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
