CatBus;148837 Wrote: > My opinion is that existing products will not be altered one bit, except > perhaps in packaging and availability in brick-and-mortar retail > outlets.
I agree with that. > > Future product directions are another story. If you were looking into > something with dubious mass-market appeal like the Transporter, I'd say > buy now for fear that it could be discontinued in favor of a lower-end > consumer model. But the Squeezebox is an established crowd-pleaser and > money-earner. Logitech won't touch it. I don't agree with that: how did Harmony's product line change? You and I may be sane and not think it's worth $200 for a keyboard, but Logitech sells them. (no idea why anyone would pay that for a keyboard, but I know a lot of people who don't understand why I use a Squeezebox instead of just an iPod plugged into a stereo...) I don't think Logitech cares about what is a niche market and what is not: they seem to like to have a wide range of products and get people at every price/feature mark. The people satisfied with throwing away $10 mice when the break (me, though I will admit it is very rare that I can't fix one by cleaning it), and the people that spend $100 on a mouse.... The people that want a plain old Universal Remote, or the people that want a programmable remote with custom keys and LCD display. As for buy now vs wait: sure you can wait. Or not. The ex- had a photography teacher that denounced all digital cameras because "they keep improving them, so whatever you buy will be outdated!" By that token, you shouldn't buy a car, since newer models will come out with more features. And don't buy a TV, the price will come down on huge HD screens. Buy stuff if you want it: "new stuff" coming is always true for electronics. If you want to wait until a technology settles, you will miss out. -- snarlydwarf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28952 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
