autopilot;147462 Wrote: > Indeed, does Logitech do niche products? And how are you going to get > the audiophilie community, that you are after with the transporter, to > get over the 'Logitech' name? Can the logitech brand become synonymous > with high/quality end audio/HiFi kit? I hope you can, but it will be a > very steep climb indeed.
The Transporter is their first, and only, very high-end audiophile, niche product. Depending on how things work out, it could be that Slim Devices may not be able to introduce new products to this market - they may no longer have the "credentials" for this. I hope what Junien just posted is right, but audiophiles are a finnicky and fickle bunch. But what really pays the bills is the Squeezebox, aimed at the up-market consumer. Slim Devices may have been kind of caught here in terms of growth - they just did not have any retail presence. Where could they have gone from here? We heard calls for taking the Squeezebox to the consumer - how could that have happened otherwise? This now completely eliminates that concern and will allow Slim to expand its product line for things users have been asking for - the Squeezebox boombox, the Squeezebox clock radio, perhaps even the Squeezebox portable player? The sky is kind of the limit now. They will have the financing and the marketing ability. The Squeezebox was not really a consumer item. Now, suddenly, it is. There was one mention about Apple DRM. Support for this has gotten much closer - I'm sure Apple would never have worked with Slim Devices but they might work with Logitech. Also they can solidly trounce Roku, as if they haven't already. :-) -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28821 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
