desertrat58;191146 Wrote: > Get over it. Logitech IS Slim Devices. Period. Hopefully a professional > programmer can finally give Slim Server and Soft Squeeze (and other > plug-ins written by amateur programmers) the slick feel that these > EXPENSIVE electronics need. > > I am chomping at the bit to order a Transporter (having auditioned a > Squeezebox). While the hardware is first class, the software is > two-bit. It works okay, but you must be fairly computer geeky to > understand what is going on. Slim Server looks just plain ugly. > > Slim Server, as it sits now, would be a call-line, tech-help mess for > Logitech. If they are smart, they will do a major interface fix on Slim > Server before they try to mass market their devices to the Best Buy > crowd. > > This will, of course, not set well with the current, geekified > enthusiasts. However, remember this. You are not Logitech's market. You > already own one. > > Let me add, that I too can be a geek. I like being a geek when I want > to be a geek. I don't like being a geek when incomplete software forces > me to.
I agree regarding some of the long standing bugs that have never really completely been got to grips with, but i can live with those because of what it gives me that other devices don't. But what worries me most is the fact that many companies believe intuitive and easy to use software = dumbing down for the lowest common denominator/mainstream Jo. Logitech want to sell as many units as humanly possible, simple as that, even if that means removing functionality, tweakability and eventually ditch the open source philosophy which so many of enjoy. So thats my many people are upset/worried. I am not saying this will happen, but over time it could. -- autopilot *SlimServer:* 6.5.1 (Windows XP) + AlienBBC, SlimScrobbler & Last.FM. *Amp:* Cambridge Audio 640a (living room) / Denon MD30 (bedroom). *Speakers:* Mission 701's (living room) / Kef Cresta 1's (bedroom). *Remote:* T-Mobile MDA Vario / Sony PSP / Harmony 525 (IR). *Clients:* 1 Squeezebox 3 + Softsqueeze. 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/domrevans/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33966 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
