With the acquisition of Slim Devices, Logitech is building on our
foundation of innovation in digital music and home-entertainment
control to address an emerging market, said Guerrino De Luca,
president and CEO of Logitech. Our focus is on people who want to
listen to and control their digital
So I think I know one impact of the change
I stopped by yesterday to pick up a Will Call item (the Slim HQ is like
half a mile from my place). There was an extremely sexy 997 Turbo out
front. If that was part of the result of the acquisition then kudos.
:)
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Meatwad650 wrote:
There was an extremely sexy 997 Turbo out front.
I don't think Logitech paid that much, it was annouced at only $20
Million or so.
Of course, there is a photo in the archives of Sean's Mercedes triple
parked in a handicap space, so perhaps he's addicted to fast cars.
My
Oh that's the standard Logitech company car... everyone gets one.
Mike
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Pat Farrell;228638 Wrote:
Meatwad650 wrote:
There was an extremely sexy 997 Turbo out front.
I don't think Logitech paid that much, it was annouced at only $20
Million or so.
Of course, there is a photo in the archives of Sean's Mercedes triple
parked in a handicap space, so
m1abrams wrote:
Guess your wife does not know that fast young women follow fast cars
like ants to sugar. :)
Don't you dare say that.
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mvalera;228642 Wrote:
Oh that's the standard Logitech company car... everyone gets one.
Well, while I do love my .:R32 I think that car is in the ubersex
realm. As Ali G would say - much respect.
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mvalera;228642 Wrote:
Oh that's the standard Logitech company car... everyone gets one.
Mike
I must have been sick this day.hahahah
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i think it sounds good!
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Dear Former Slim Devices:
So you have been bought up by Logitech. Does this mean you will
automagically start making the Slimserver better? I must admit I was
unpleasantly surprised. For one thing I saw this morning a Logitech
Logo float by on the screen of my Squeezebox. Now I suppose I was
oh, come on...
why don't you wait and see first? its more than a bit paranoid to
think mp3 is going to be dropped by SD.
lord knows, i have my complaints with this product, but i had them b4
and after the logitech purchase. it does seem to me that since the
purchase, there are more people
one-eye;206009 Wrote:
Dear Former Slim Devices:
So you have been bought up by Logitech. Does this mean you will
automagically start making the Slimserver better? I must admit I was
unpleasantly surprised. For one thing I saw this morning a Logitech
Logo float by on the screen of my
The guy sounds like a troll to me. We've beaten this dead horse to a bloody
pulp, I think.
On 5/31/07, MrSinatra
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
oh, come on...
why don't you wait and see first? its more than a bit paranoid to
think mp3 is going to be dropped by SD.
lord knows, i have my
Thus far, from my personal experience, Slim/Logitech support remains
STELLAR. Perhaps the OPPOSITE will happen, with the excellent customer
service/work ethic of the Slim team, bringing Logitech UP a notch!
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one-eye;206009 Wrote:
Dear Former Slim Devices:
I was just about to bore you with a lot of advice and requests,
which I can now feel free to give the next vendor of disposable plastic
that comes at me from Silicone Valley. `Apprehensive Enthusiastic
Squeezebox Owner
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CatBus;192859 Wrote:
The rest of your reply stands up just fine, but this bit doesn't. Sure
his comment was a wee bit strident and full of bad analogies and
generalizations, but I don't think he ever claimed that a company was
doomed to fail once it achieved mass-market appeal.
No, it is,
That Logitech G15 is a damn fine gaming keyboard.
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snarlydwarf;193034 Wrote:
No, it is, according to the poster, guaranteed to lose every cent it
spends on acquisitions
I'm not finding where he says that. I do find where he says killing
the culture that created the acquired business, though. Can you see
how one might interpret that as
About the loss of functionality in the Harmony 880 remote: if you check
here, you will see there is a plan to reintroduce the functionality
http://forums.logitech.com/logitech/board/message?board.id=remote_softwaremessage.id=1048view=by_date_ascendingpage=5
I think Slimdevices customers
There was a pretty interesting article in yesterdays's Wall Street
Journal, describing a similar acquisition and the problems that ensued.
The industry was different (banking in the case of the article) but the
envitable conflict of a mass consumer company trying to take over a
high-end niche
cherryplinth;192817 Wrote:
There was a pretty interesting article in yesterdays's Wall Street
Journal, describing a similar acquisition and the problems that ensued.
The industry was different (banking in the case of the article)
So they were really talking about a service industry instead
cherryplinth;192817 Wrote:
... the envitable conflict of a mass consumer company trying to take
over a high-end niche company is the same. Invariably, the mass
consumer marketing company ends up saying it has better production
methods and knows the customer better, with the effect of
snarlydwarf;192827 Wrote:
If your premise was correct, then once a business reaches mass consumer
marketing, it is doomed to fail from then on and destroy any
acquisitions it makes.
Do you really believe that nonsense? Are your retirement investments
structured to follow that belief?
_markh_;189621 Wrote:
?
If the next firmware update brings a Logitech logo to my Squeezebox
it'll be relegated to my junk peripherals box... and you know what's in
there.
Your Brain?
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Did you read my post 5 posts up?
There's no indication to say that the SB3 has changed in any way since
the Logitech takeover - which happened 6 months ago, and the sky hasn't
fallen yet.
Also, you don't have to upgrade your SB3 if you don't want to. Since
the software is open-source, Logitech
that reaction seems extreme and unwarranted.
why not wait until you actually see something to complain about?
i actually think this will help SD, in many ways.
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makingmark;183861 Wrote:
I just bought a Harmony 1000 and it's the buggiest piece of
you-know-what I've ever had. Basic, advertised functionality does not
consistently work. Programming is unreliable. It's frankly pathetic.
And, as a poster aludes to above, Logitech seems to have a penchant
This is very worrying. I have a logitech 880 the new software has just
screwed up my config. I cannot even revert back because it's all on
line. I was going to buy a Transporter to add to my 2 SB3's but this
has convinced me to go elsewhere for a good DAC.
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demijar;183890 Wrote:
I was going to buy a Transporter to add to my 2 SB3's but this has
convinced me to go elsewhere for a good DAC.
There's no evidence to say that the Transporter or the SB3s have been
changed in any way at the moment.
The forums would be overflowing with anger about this
Mark Lanctot;184005 Wrote:
There's no evidence to say that the Transporter or the SB3s have been
changed in any way at the moment.
And if you are happy with them as they are (which I am) then there is
no reason to upgrade to any limited functionality Logica might see
fit to introduce in the
The great Logitech just replaced my wife's fancy diNovo keyboard.
Somehow the spacebar was less than responsive (very fast typist). This
is not a $20 keyboard. Anyway, support was stellar. Not even an RMA
they just shipped me a new box (mouse, keyboard, mediapad).
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I'm very happy with my Harmony 880. The pc interface does admittedly
leave a lot to be desired (why can't I bypass the wizard???), but with
a smallish amount of tinkering time it is now controlling my system
very effectively. I haven't yet tried Logitech's support for the few
remaining niggles,
demijar;183890 Wrote:
This is very worrying. I have a logitech 880 the new software has just
screwed up my config. I cannot even revert back because it's all on
line. I was going to buy a Transporter to add to my 2 SB3's but this
has convinced me to go elsewhere for a good DAC.
This is why
I just bought a Harmony 1000 and it's the buggiest piece of
you-know-what I've ever had. Basic, advertised functionality does not
consistently work. Programming is unreliable. It's frankly pathetic.
And, as a poster aludes to above, Logitech seems to have a penchant for
removing functions to keep
Well guys, I think make the most of the Honeymoon period, as for the
Harmony Remote the Honeymoon is over.
For the gory details of key (and documented) function removal 'click
here'
(http://forums.logitech.com/logitech/board/message?board.id=remote_softwaremessage.id=1048).
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On the face of it that does seem extremely concerning. At least with a
Squeezebox/SB3 we can always roll back. I'm glad that I'm happy enough
with the product i have now.
MC
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believe that there are fairies at
Hi guys, I read all of the stuff you wrote on these pages, and all I can
say is ''Time will see''.
The big company that acquires the small one doesn't necessary mean a
drop of quality; Logitech surely has a lot of resources to spend in
this project, and Slimdevices has a killer application to
Sean, Dean and all at SD,
Congratulations! I wish you all the best in this new relationship. I
vividly remember your first year at MacWorld SF. Lots of enthusiasm
in that booth! Had never heard of a SliMP3, but I bought one from
Dean. Still have it of course and it is working well. The
I am pleased to announce that Logitech is acquiring Slim Devices, and I
am glad to have the opportunity to share the news here in our forum
before the official press release goes out.
We have been building a relationship with Logitech for quite some time.
As we got to know their executive team,
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