Michaelwagner wrote:
I had the same thought. Dell succeeded. I wonder if Sean is even
interested.
Maybe if it was cheap enough. I can't believe it was over 4 years ago
that we said goodbye to him.
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Kyle wrote:
I wonder if Sean has ever considered reacquiring his old company, as
Michael Dell is trying to do on a much larger scale? Would Logitech
sell back to the original owners and allow them to take up where they
left off?
I had the same thought. Dell succeeded. I wonder if Sean is
I wonder if Sean has ever considered reacquiring his old company, as
Michael Dell is trying to do on a much larger scale? Would Logitech
sell back to the original owners and allow them to take up where they
left off?
Regards,
Jim
Kyle wrote:
I wonder if Sean has ever considered reacquiring his old company, as
Michael Dell is trying to do on a much larger scale? Would Logitech
sell back to the original owners and allow them to take up where they
left off?
I'm convinced that the only real money to be made from
RIP Squeezebox.
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RIP Squeezebox.
Well done for finding this thread!
It's really not that bad. Squeezebox still lives and with the current
community endeavours looks set to last for a long time yet.
But what of Sean? Is he propping up a bar somewhere, railing the locals
with his achievements
iPhone;428555 Wrote:
I had always thought the beverage was because of all the repetitive
soldering or it was actually the picture of Sean studying to pass the
NASA soldering test (BTW, hardest soldering test I ever took!)!
All kidding aside, again Sean, thanks for the great NMPs from Slim
aubuti;428511 Wrote:
Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought this thread would be a good place to
re-post this old photo of Sean hard at work in the early days of SD
(for more info, see
http://gigaom.com/2006/09/07/portrait-of-a-startup-slim-devices/).
What brand/model beer is that?
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I believe it is a Samual Adams Boston Lager.
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maggior;559868 Wrote:
I believe it is a Samual Adams Boston Lager.
If one is not drinking a German Beer actually in Germany, is there any
other beer to drink but a Samuel Adams? And for those that don't get
it, IT IS a rhetorical question.
Wonder where Sean is spending his summer and if that
Thanks for the vision, hard work, and perseverance to create a
revolution in audio. My SliMP3 still sits proudly on my desk, keeping
me informed of the local weather, while it's handed off audio duties to
SB3's and a Transporter for the rest of our home. Slimdevices products
and business model
I am also late to the party, but wanted to toss in my thanks as
well...As an electrical engineer myself I have been continually
impressed by not only your products, but your extreme willingness to
help people on the forum. Never before have I seen someone who designed
a product walk a customer
It's the month for it, I guess...
http://blog.last.fm/
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ceejay;429759 Wrote:
My turn ... I bought my first SB2 in April 2005, followed almost
immediately by a second one. I now have numerous assorted Slim Devices
around the house, and a comprehensive media server sitting behind them.
I've bought a lot of gadgets over the years: most of them
Sean,
At the risk of piling on, I want to add my voice to the many here
wishing you well in your future endeavors, and a heartfelt 'thanks' for
everything 'Slim'.
My SB3 and the open source, OS independent server software that works
with it has completely revolutionized just about everything
Want to add my thanks for a terrific product
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funkstar;428845 Wrote:
The SliMP3 didn't have wifi :P
See, that was because of the beverage. :)
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My turn ... I bought my first SB2 in April 2005, followed almost
immediately by a second one. I now have numerous assorted Slim Devices
around the house, and a comprehensive media server sitting behind them.
I've bought a lot of gadgets over the years: most of them have worked,
and some have
I would feel remiss if I did not add my thanks. We have been
squeezeboxed, not just the quantity of gear we have purchased, but how
it constantly plays a role in our lives, from waking to alarms of
streaming news from around the world, to falling asleep to favorite
classics. Thanks to Sean, but
Sean - quite simply - Squeezebox has changed my life. Music plays
continuously in my house all weekend. No more changing cd's, looking
through jewel cases wondering what to play next..those are the olden
days now.
Thanks so very much and good luck in whatever you do.
Mike
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I'm late to the forum...and to squeezebox, but glad to have the
opportunity to thank you personally for one of the finest audio products
I've ever purchased.
Good luck in your future endeavors...whatever they may be.
Thank you for enriching my life.
Cheers,
Jake
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Thank you so much for a brilliant product
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I believe the liquid beverage in the photo is a new type of soldering
flux. When combined with pixie dust, it creates magical audio products.
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toby10;428548 Wrote:
Would the beverage explain some of the loose WiFi cards from early
shipments??:)
The SliMP3 didn't have wifi :P
I was an ardent follower of SD from when they were first featured on /.
(slashdot.org for those that don't know). I was on the maining lists for
a while
Good luck Sean in whatever new endeavors you move into. And thanks for
creating slimdevices and the product range.
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Wow! I was offline for a few days, and shocked to read this. Ditto to
all that has been said above. I will forever be grateful to Sean for
taking his vision and creativity, and giving the world the Squeezebox.
I hope (pray) that Logitech continues Seans committment to providing the
-highest-
Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought this thread would be a good place to
re-post this old photo of Sean hard at work in the early days of SD (for
more info, see
http://gigaom.com/2006/09/07/portrait-of-a-startup-slim-devices/).
+---+
aubuti;428511 Wrote:
Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought this thread would be a good place to
re-post this old photo of Sean hard at work in the early days of SD (for
more info, see
http://gigaom.com/2006/09/07/portrait-of-a-startup-slim-devices/).
Would the beverage explain some of the loose
toby10;428548 Wrote:
Would the beverage explain some of the loose WiFi cards from early
shipments??:)
I had always thought the beverage was because of all the repetitive
soldering or it was actually the picture of Sean studying to pass the
NASA soldering test (BTW, hardest soldering test
Nonreality;427810 Wrote:
I think a one week ban for using Latin is in order. ;)
Not latin, gaelic
Cheers from dane stuck in Athlone
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seanadams;426472 Wrote:
Hi everyone,
I wanted to let you all know that I have decided it's finally time for
me to part ways with Logitech. This has been a wonderful experience,
but it has now been nine years since I started Slim, and I have come to
a point where I just have to do
sean, i'm naming my kids after you, even the girls, you can bang my
wife, i'll help you move, paint your house, cut your grass, do your
taxes and take you to the airport... you don't want to know just how
far i'll go! ;-)
seriously, i want to thank you specifically for making a piece of audio
You've created such great products!
You've really changed the way I am listening to music!
Many thanks and good luck for the future.
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SP2 /
Thanks for Freeing My Music
2 SB3's and a Duet playing
music all over my place.
Wonderfull device, a pleasure
to own and operate.
Both my kids love them too
Cheers and Best of Luck
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Dean,
Ditto.
I hope this does not spell a mass exodus from Slimdevices.
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SlimPvC;427484 Wrote:
Thanks for the biggest revolution I experienced in my life-long music
listening history! I already saluted him but you're right. Squeezebox 1
marked for me a
renaissance in my music enjoying habits. Never before had music been so
easily accessible at home. It started as
MikeWynneDub;427554 Wrote:
I can only echo the previous encomia in this thread...
A 'humble' SB3 has been my VFD-faced, silver-sleek, conversation-piece,
life-enhancing, audiogasm box...
Go N'éirí an Bóthar Leat, Sean...
I think a one week ban for using Latin is in order. ;)
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Thanks for all of the vision, passion and hard work that you've put into
making the dream of the Squeezebox a reality for us all. We'll miss
you.
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Thanks for a wonderful inventionand Good Luck for the future!
DougP
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Thank you Sean.
The two Squeezeboxes I have at home will be missing their father. :)
I will refrain from any doomsaying statement, let's hope the future
will be rosy even without you.
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Sean,
Best wishes, and hope you get to spend some time with 'The Family'
(http://www.ideofact.com/archives/Addams%20Family.jpg)
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toby10;427221 Wrote:
P.S. I was thinking we could organize a SB player moment of silence,
everyone turns off their SB player on the day of your departure. But
then I thought no way! Sean would surely want every SB player out
there playing away, giving enjoyment to the listeners!
TiredLegs;427465 Wrote:
How about a moment of music, when everybody has all their SBs playing
simultaneously?
There ya go! Maybe Mr. Adams will tell us his favorite song and we'll
all stream that song on that day. :)
My original SB player moment of silence was just a joke, not to be
taken
TiredLegs;427465 Wrote:
How about a moment of music, when everybody has all their SBs playing
simultaneously?
Now there is an idea, how about *-Veronique-* by -Pink Martini-? Or
maybe the song on the first screen shots of the original Slim (since I'm
sure what song/artist that was). Or maybe
iPhone;427469 Wrote:
Now there is an idea, how about *-Veronique-* by -Pink Martini-?
That's perfect! Now, all we need is to find out Sean's last day at
Logitech. Then maybe we could all have our Squeezeboxes playing it at
noon local time that day, so it would make its way around the globe for
Thanks for the biggest revolution I experienced in my life-long music
listening history!
Let's hope that Logitech continues to product in the spirit of it's
founding (?) father.
PvC
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TiredLegs;427472 Wrote:
That's perfect! Now, all we need is to find out Sean's last day at
Logitech. Then maybe we could all have our Squeezeboxes playing it at
noon local time that day, so it would make its way around the globe for
a whole day.
A day is fine, it's not so easy for everybody
Sean:
All the best, and thank you for enriching our lives with the Slim
Devices. Let us know when your next adventure starts.
Matt
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Hard to believe it's been 9 years since a Web search (altavista.com?)
for MP3 + computer + stereo led me to my first SliMP3.
It can't be said strongly or often enough, Sean. Your products enrich
my family's life daily.
You should be particularly proud that, even after 9 years, no adequate
I can only echo the previous encomia in this thread...
A 'humble' SB3 has been my VFD-faced, silver-sleek, conversation-piece,
life-enhancing, audiogasm box...
Go N'éirí an Bóthar Leat, Sean...
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PrimaLuna
Sean,
You will be missed. You created a wonderful system of devices, and a
wonderful community and company around them. The SliMP3 and it's
decendants truly made listening to music much more enjoyable.
Hope we'll see you around the forums in the future. Your calm, and
thoughtful messages
Like most (all?) posting here I have to say that not only are
Squeezeboxes the best value audio products **ever**, but they've
revolutionised the way we listen to music. I've never bought as much
music in such a short space of time since going networked with SD gear,
since listening to it is so
Hi Sean,
Slim Devices Squeezebox 3 - Your wonderful product has changed my
lifestyle, i almost listen to it everyday, it's joyful and convenient.
It's indeed a great loss to Logitech.
Wish you all the best in your future endeavors and enjoy your
holidays.
Hope to see you around this great and
Sean,
Your time off is well deserved. Re-charge and come back a-blazing.
From a personal standpoint. I offer up to you an immense amount of
gratitude for allowing my audio journey to incorporate such great
products as Slim Devices has produced. I can count on 2 fingers, of 1
hand, the number
Sean, this is sad news indeed for those of us who have enjoyed your
products so much over the past nine years. The experience of
discovering the Squeezebox (I was looking at an Olive Symphony when I
ran across a reference to the SB3 somewhere), setting it up, ripping and
tagging all of my music
Hope you trousered some serious cash along the way.
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Mr. Adams,
I cannot add any more than has already been said. Ditto to all
previous comments to you and about these great toys we all enjoy, all
thanks to your vision and inventiveness.
Best of luck and smooth sailing.
P.S. I was thinking we could organize a SB player moment of silence,
Slashdot brought me here when they wrote an article about the SB1.
I took the plunge when the SB2 with 802.11G came out, and I'm so glad I
did.
I now have an SB2/3/Duet Boom and I'm sure I'm not finished yet.
Sean, you set up a unique company and I wish you well in anything you
do. Hopefully
This is really getting ridiculous. Get a grip people. :-)
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It's all been said, so I'll just offer this humble haiku:
Music, music everywhere
That is what you did for us
Thanks and best of luck
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On 5/27/2009 10:34 PM, MeSue wrote:
It's all been said, so I'll just offer this humble haiku:
Music, music everywhere
That is what you did for us
Thanks and best of luck
You have to be able to sing haiku to the tune of Moonlight in Vermont
(anyone have this on their music server?), so
Ben Sandee;427228 Wrote:
This is really getting ridiculous. Get a grip people. :-)
The guy was important to a lot of people here. It's our way of giving
some back. Try another thread if it's getting too emotional for you.
:-)
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ftlight;427254 Wrote:
there's one too many musics in the first line.
darn... you're right. Should have stuck with my first draft but it was
lame.
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To Sean - Thanks, best wishes, and good luck. Your name will always be
associated with these great products.
To everyone else - We can enjoy these products because of the
creativity, skill and hard work of many people. Some are no longer with
the company, some still are, some never were. Some
Sean,
One last thing. I'm disappointed that your farewell didn't also include
an acknowledgment and expression of thanks to all the people who
contributed to your success, however one chooses to define or measure
it. You didn't do it all alone, and likely wouldn't have done anything
at all
Cheers Sean, all the best for the future.
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Hey Sean
Thanks for everything. I still have my old slimp3 and often show it off
and talk about the good old Sweat Shop pictures you had up on the
original site.
Wow.. 9 years, time does fly. Thanks for coming up with a truly
innovative product, when home networks were a geeks-only affair. I
Sike;426594 Wrote:
Hey Sean
Thanks for everything. I still have my old slimp3 and often show it off
and talk about the good old Sweat Shop pictures you had up on the
original site.
Wow.. 9 years, time does fly. Thanks for coming up with a truly
innovative product, when home networks
Good luck Sean.
Slim devices have certainly enriched my listening experience. The open
source philosophy has also been the trigger for me (and others) to start
using Linux, and opening up the world of computing.
I was always impressed by the fact that you, the founder, would
personally
I feel like I am the 100th one to say so, but thank you for such an amazing
product, Sean. I cannot remember how many people I have told that my
Squeezeboxes (and Booms and Duets) are the best purchases I have ever made.
I am listening to my Boom right now. I love music, and your products have
Thank you Sean, you changed a little bit my life with your great idea.
Good luck for all your future projects.
Regards,
John
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2,5 HD, Ubuntu Desktop 8.04
last.fm/user/jo-wie
Dear Sean, Thank You! Your product truly have changed my musical life.
Please do not forget us crazy so called audiofools and let us know you
next adventure. If it has anything to do with audio, we will come
running to you.
You should go join Naim or Linn, they could do with a lot of help
Sean, thanks for moulding a great idea into a product with a heart.
May your next journey be an enrichment to your life!
And may SlimDevices The Next Generation (the -people,- not the
legal construct) be worthy successors.
Live long and prosper. ;-)
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Just to chime in with the same mixture of thanks and sadness!
Congratulations on producing such a great series of products, and good
luck with whatever you decide to try next. I just hope that the
squeezebox team at Logitech can keep up your good work, and continue to
innovate in this area.
So who will be taking the helm of the streaming unit now then Dean?
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Moonbase;426610 Wrote:
Live long and prosper. ;-)
In this context: Qapla'
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Hello Sean,
After changing our lives in much better
you deserve to change yours
congratulations
and good luck for the future
Charlie
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Sean,
You've done what most of us only dreamed of doing. Good engineers are
rare enough, but a good engineer who can build a company and design its
products at the same time --- priceless.
Do it again sometime, we'll be rooting for you.
Have a great break.
--dsdreamer.
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I can only echo the positive sentiments of the posters before me. I was
initiated into your product family two years ago and now have four
different units, which enhance my enjoyment of both my local music
collection and the options available via the internet. Best wishes in
your future
When my friends and/or family visit the Squeezebox is usually one of the
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Best of luck Sean, hope you are at least taking a bit of your well
earned rest before starting up anything new. Won't be the same without
you around here.
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-Siduhe Loved Tracks radio got the thumbs up. Feedback included: yeah,
The SqueezeBox products are just electronic devices.
Yeah, and Shakespeare was just a writer.
Thank you, Sean, for having the vision, and then sharing it with the
rest of us. Congratulations on the great success of the products, and
best wishes for your next endeavor.
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Sean,
Thanks for changing the lives of so many music lovers. Best of luck in
your next endeavor!
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Sean:
I haven't been around the forums lately but I wanted to wish you best
of luck in whatever happens next!
You were very much appreciated for being around here and it will be sad
not to get info directly from the creator anymore.
Please keep us informed of your new endeavors, I'm sure many
Sean,
Thank you for creating these wonderful products (I love my transporter)
and good luck with whatever comes next.
Teus
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Thanks for keeping us informed and answering questions on the forum.
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Sean,
I wish to echo the thank yous of so many, I truly love my Squeeze
Boxes. I hope you do continue to post here, your replies to the posters
that had lost their way were absolutely classic.
Take Care and good luck with future endeavors.
JDB
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Good luck, thanks for all the help you've given myself an the community.
I remember the time after first moving to Mountain View that I was
driving around looking for the recycling center. I saw the SlimDevices
logo on a small office building, turned around and drove into the
parking lot. Sean
seanadams;426472 Wrote:
I wanted to let you all know that I have decided it's finally time for
me to part ways with Logitech. This has been a wonderful experience,
but it has now been nine years since I started Slim, and I have come to
a point where I just have to do something new again.
OK - my other big techie interest (purely as a lively consumer) is
electronic books. Now, I really rather like my Kindle - but the quality
of imagination and enthusiasm that audio products attract from
inventors, entrepreneurs, and engineers just is not there in the word
publishing community
Like most people, Squeezeboxes changed my life: removing the rote task
of swapping CDs and making The Giant Jukebox wishlist I had a million
years ago not only feasible, but practical. A nice clean UI, tons of
enhancements from the community, and it is still the best-valued
consumer electronics
Dear Sean,
Just to add my heart felt thanks for bringing my music collection alive
with Slimdevices' fantastic products.
Good luck in your future projects.
Kind Regards
Alasdair
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My Duet combo enables me to access and enjoy my music collection in the
way I have wanted to be able to nearly all my life. Thank you Sean.
Damon
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Hey Sean,
Thanks so much for everything. As a customer since the original SlimP3
it's been amazing to watch the company and products evolve best of
luck in your future endeavors.
A once/still/future customer/user/supporter/enthusiast,
Steve
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Good luck with your new ventures Sean, and enjoy the break. The
Squeezebox has been the best audio investment I ever made - opening up
music like no other.
Thank you.
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Sean,
Sorry to see you go.
There are very few (no?) other firms where the founder took the time
and effort to reply to questions on a web forum. This set the tone for
the 'slim' approach, which has built up such a loyal following. It was
your no-nonsense answers to a number of frankly daft
You've made my life (and my brother's, and my dad's, etc.) that much
sweeter. You've created products that people view with an air of how
did I ever survive before this??. So much for you to be proud of, so
much for US to be thankful for!!
CHEERS, GOOD LUCK and GODSPEED!!
KM
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