Waldo Pepper wrote: > > So my question is..Is my system going to be up and working for the next > 5 years or so or am I going to be left with an expensive pile of > electronic clocks that once worked as music and radio players once > Logitech pull the plug on support & mysqueezebox.com? > My guess would be that if you want to use it for 5 years for local music you will probably be fine as long as you don't upgrade the computer, using it for internet radio might work but it could also stop working when/if Logitech decides to eventually shutdown mysqueezebox.com. My guess is that Logitech is probably going to make sure it works during the warranty period and maybe a bit longer after that. In 5 years I expect most of us will be using something else than a Squeezebox to stream our music, probably some hardware which doesn't exist yet, probably not made by Logitech. All official information from Logitech indicates that they have no plans to stop supporting LMS and mysqueezebox.com, but we all know it's just a matter of time until the economics doesn't match the requirements from the shareholders. UE Smart Radio is doomed at its current price range as a mass market product, people will realize they can get similar functionality cheaper from other manufacturers.
There is no immediate hurry to go and get something else, I would suggest that people continue to enjoy their Squeezebox for a while longer and wait and see how the market evolves, someone is probably going to fill the hole, it's just a matter of time. Waldo Pepper wrote: > > Does Logitech's streaming format stick to a standard where I could use > another streaming service? > I believe the default firmware provided by Logitech relies on being connected to LMS or mysqueezebox.com. With custom or patched firmware, which would be a possibility for Radio and Touch, it's definitely possible to stream from third party sources without running LMS or being connected to mysqueezebox.com. Future will tell if someone decides to take advantage of this possibility. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 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
