radish Wrote: > I agree that the out of the box experience could be a little easier for > the non technical, though given the way SB is advertised and targetted > I'm not sure this is really impacting sales - which is what counts > after all.
That's a good point IMO. It's not like you can go to Best Buy and find the product. It requires a certain level of computer expertice just to find that SB even exists, which narrows and targets the market quite well. Should it be targeted differently? Another management question. > However, there are issues with distributing other people's software. For > example EAC, although free of charge, requires special permission to > distribute on CD. This kind of thing (plus keeping up to date with > version changes) can become a real headache to manage, plus you > inevitably end up shipping people old versions of things. I know I > -never- use the CDs that come with gadgets - I look to see what's on > them and go download the new versions. Yeah agree, couldn't imagine the complexities of including others' software, but creating a simple to use version in house might not be too daunting. -- LHawes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LHawes's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6244 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25168 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
