vining wrote: > Why not create a licensing provision in LMS so if the player's MAC > doesn't resolve to a Logitech hardware product the player would then > need to provide a valid license key. Folks using just the software can > pay a one time or annual fee and those that don't want to just don't get > to use that service. Players like vortexbox or S1Digital, etc can pay a > larger one time fee and build that expense into the cost of their > product. Maybe if Logitech made some money LMS could be properly > supported again. Everyone else seems to make money from streaming > services and so should Logitech but the folks that use software players > should be given an avenue to continue using it if they choose.
Suppose it's is the legal mess , they in thier turn have old contracts with the streaming services for the old players . If Logitech wanted to change their business model , they probably have to go back to all off thier suppliers and renegotiate ... This would put a wet blanket over the proceedings and probably cost more than the meeger fees collected and could have unexpected consequences some services may sieze the opurtunity to quit this platform entirely ? And it would still be different ,some services don't want their endpoint encryption on open source projects for example . Suppose don't rock the boat is a strategy here . Never the less (back up a bit in the tread) . Logitech have tried this strategy , one unknown third party has been contacted but where apearently unitrested to participate , so sadly there is a tendency to freeload among the third party suppliers to the LMS squeezebox universe . -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105461 _______________________________________________ squeezenetwork mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezenetwork
