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Re: [Swprograms] OT: Future of Digital Radio
Very interesting John. Thanks for posting this. Most of the analysis seems on
target to me.
Two things concerned me. I am bothered though by the (admitted) arrogance that
the company says "we believe we know what our customers want" (i.e. better than
the customers do!). It's attitudes like this that I have heard much too often
from marketing people in the media and electronics business. Ultimately, it
gets companies in serious trouble. As a consumer and listener, I don't want to
be told "what I want". [I get that enough from my cable provider!]
The other is that while it's true from their standpoint that there is a downside
risk to depending outside companies like Reciva to provide the portal, he fails
to note that by using their portal they lock you into their products and no
others. It's the Apple argument. Great if you like Apple products, bad if you
don't. And oh, if Apple (or in this case) Pure Digital ever get bought or go
belly up you are left nowhere. So, it isn't quite as ideal a situation as it is
made out to be.
Overall, Pure Digital seems to have much of it right. For now and for the UK
certainly.
--
-Rob de Santos
-----Original Message-----
From: John Figliozzi [mailto:jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 2:47 PM
To: Shortwave programming discussion
Subject: [Swprograms] OT: Future of Digital Radio
OT because shortwave and DRM goes unmentioned here, but if you read between the
lines there are some very intelligent observations made that can be applied to
any analysis of analog broadcast, digital broadcast and internet (or
"connected") radio.
http://www.techradar.com/news/audio/interview-pure-digital-on-the-future-of-radi
o-503126?artc_pg=1
John Figliozzi
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