dean blackketter;274478 Wrote: 
> 
> A qualified yes.  Jive, which became Squeezebox Controller, wasn't  
> obsoleting or competing with another product from our line.  The risk 
> 
> of going public with new hardware before it ships is that it can mean 
> 
> that people stop buying the current product.  In this case, we hoped  
> that if folks saw the SBC, they'll want a Squeezebox or Transporter  
> even more.
> 
> That's why we waited until the Squeezebox Duet and Receiver were  
> announced before starting the public beta program for the Receiver
> part.
> 
> So, in the future I expect we'll be figuring this out on a case-by- 
> case basis.  We may even introduce a private beta program for some new 
> 
> hardware where we ask participants to agree to confidentiality in  
> order to test new hardware.

That makes a lot of sense Dean. I did wonder initially why there was no
form of NDA but I understand the position now.


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