castalla wrote:
> Uses the Reciva system - if that goes down then you are stuffed!
>
If the software isn't maintained/supported it doesn't matter if it's
installed as firmware on the device, on a local computer or on a cloud
server, either way your system isn't going to work. It's much easier to
maintain the software in one place (the cloud) instead of maintaining
custom firmware for all possible hardware revisions out there. Just look
at Logitech, they have stopped updating the firmware for older
Squeezebox models but they can still ensure compatibility with latest
changes on the online services by updating mysqueezebox.com.
I'm fairly sure that one of the biggest reasons why my 8 years old
Squeezebox Classic still works with a lot of online services is the fact
that it's based on a slim design with all online service integration
logic on the server side.
Erland Isaksson ('My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info))
(Developer of 'many plugins/applets (both free and commercial)'
(http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/User:Erland).
If you like to encourage future presence on this forum and/or third
party plugin/applet development, 'consider purchasing some plugins'
(http://license.isaksson.info))
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