CardinalFang Wrote:
> Conceptually it's too difficult for non-technical people if you have to
> start explaining which apps you need, when to use them, what settings
> etc...
>
People keep saying things like this, and seem to be assuming it's a bad
thing. Maybe this isn't a product for non-technical people. Maybe Slim
are interested in playing the long tail, taking a niche market rather
than pandering to the masses. It seems to have done them pretty well so
far.
I can say that I, as a technical person, would be much LESS interested
in a solution which tried do everything for me and didn't allow me to
tailor it to my preferences. You can say that a super-squeezebox
solution would allow the best of both worlds but my experience tells me
that's really not possible - to add the kind of totally automatic
functionality your average Best Buy customer likes you have to limit
options and flexibility. Personally, I'm happy to see everyone else
going that way and Slim staying true to their roots.
hear, hear. There is a prerequisite of knowledge for this application, as there is for all other applications. Does Microsoft Word teach you how to write? Does a GPS tell you that you're going too fast and on the sidewalk to boot? Does iTunes force you to turn on your computer before you can use it? WAAAH!!! I want iTunes to sense that I'm walking up to the computer and turn it on for me!! Oh but wait, now it's wasting power on false positives! Can't someone solve this? Won't someone think of the children?
I'm certainly proud to talk about my Squeezeboxes, and people always ask about them when they come over, but I'm not going to try and convince anyone. If my visitor doesn't see it as a must-have item, good for them! Maybe they're quite happy with an iPod dock or an Airport Express, or even a shelf full of CDs and a CD player.
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"I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin,
So across the Western ocean I must wander" -- traditional
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