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As another longtime fan (with an apartment full of Squeezeboxen) I was reflecting on how Slim Devices's main competitors at the time, Sonos and Roku are still a
by zantana 8y ago
As another longtime fan (with an apartment full of Squeezeboxen) I was reflecting on how Slim Devices's main competitors at the time, Sonos and Roku are still around whereas Slim is a ghost in the Logitech graveyard.
I've only used Squeezebox and Roku pivoted to video so I can't compare there, but was Sonos' unhackable yet easier to set up approach better, or could Slim have improved their product more to compete in some way?
To Logitech's credit they are continuing to keep the server updated, but it does seem like the big obstacles in the long run will be keeping it integrated with an evolving world of streaming and podcasts.
- oliwarner 8y agoGiven all you need to run LMS is a Raspberry Pi 2 era CPU and some storage, they could very easily, and very cheaply make a WPS/bluetooth/NFC pairable device you just drop in your network and you've got LMS with a writeable Windows (samba) share to store music. And an app for fruitier configuration (as well as the current webapp). Streaming services are already largely integrated. Logitech could formalise these relationships to protect them in the long run. Basically, a few engineers there could pivot on what they've got and have prototypes out in a week. As I've said elsewhere, they really do have all the pieces of the puzzle, sitting gathering dust... They just choose not to do anything with it. It's infuriating.