Unofficial official Release Date

[armiba]

Successor of Transporter?
Competitors ~ Olive 4HD Music Server
http://www.olive.us/products/olive4hd/overview.html

Maybe the rep mixed the Touch up with the next post-Touch amazing Squeezebox that not even beta testers know about yet! I wonder what IS coming in June 2010...

Might as well shoot high on the rumor front

-Jeff

[signor_rossi]

Maybe the rep mixed the Touch up with the next post-Touch amazing Squeezebox that not even beta testers know about yet! I wonder what IS coming in June 2010...

Might as well shoot high on the rumor front

-Jeff

Don't throw more oil in the flames, it may get out of hand... :-)
[speculation]But I actually do expect a 24/96 capable receiver replacement not much time in the future...[/speculation]

[RadioClash]

On Dec 30, 2009, at 4:34 PM, kllngtme wrote:

>
> yea, it was a US rep, not even a half hour ago. I find it ridiculous as
> well considering the preorder has been around for a while now. I just
> preordered it assuming another month, maybe 2 but now june...

You realize those people don't have a clue right?

Well, no offense, but at this point I don't think anyone has a clue.

[rotho]

When looking at the Touch P1 and P2 bug list this morning (https://bugs.slimdevices.com/buglist...ilestone=7.5.0), I noticed that a lot of bugs have been moved from P2 to P3 priority (with the following explanation : "Changing priorities due to management guidance.").

So it seems that Logitech wants to accelerate the release time of the Touch by reducing the number of bugs to deal with before its launch (assuming that their goal is to solve all the P1 and P2 bugs).

[sebp]

Facts:
1. CES 2010 is coming next weekend
2. Logitech won two CES Innovation awards for the SB Radio & SB Touch

Speculation:
1. SB Touch & SB Radio will be at CES 2010
2. Release date for SB Touch will be unveiled

[Andy8421]

Rotho,

Hmmn.

I have been lurking in the wings waiting for the Touch launch, but if your analysis is correct, I fear Logitech may be making the same mistake with the Touch as they did with the Duet (and maybe the Radio, given the problems apparently encountered by European mysb users).

Having suffered through the premature launch of the Duet, I thought that Logitech had learnt their lesson, and I was impressed that the Boom was clearly a much more 'finished' product when it came to market. I do believe that Logitech's reputation continues to be impacted by the Duet and ongoing buggy software releases. I hope that the Touch is fully QA'd before it gets released.

Much hay is made on the Sonos forums regarding the relative unreliability of the squeeze products, which is unfortunate.

I will wait until the Touch has been out a few months before diving in. I would rather have a reliable product in August, than pulling my hair out in April.

[andynormancx]

I have been lurking in the wings waiting for the Touch launch, but if your analysis is correct, I fear Logitech may be making the same mistake with the Touch as they did with the Duet (and maybe the Radio, given the problems apparently encountered by European mysb users).

Having suffered through the premature launch of the Duet, I thought that Logitech had learnt their lesson, and I was impressed that the Boom was clearly a much more 'finished' product when it came to market.

Huh ? Surely the massive delay (from reading between the lines it would appear that they wanted to launch last summer and had the hardware ready then) in the Touch is an indication that they are trying to avoid that situation ?

[Andy8421]

Andy,

I had certainly hoped so, but the post from Rotho below had me concerned that bugs were being swept under the carpet in order to get the product out of the door. I hope I have got that wrong.

Andy

When looking at the Touch P1 and P2 bug list this morning (https://bugs.slimdevices.com/buglist...ilestone=7.5.0), I noticed that a lot of bugs have been moved from P2 to P3 priority (with the following explanation : "Changing priorities due to management guidance.").

So it seems that Logitech wants to accelerate the release time of the Touch by reducing the number of bugs to deal with before its launch (assuming that their goal is to solve all the P1 and P2 bugs).

[dave77]

Facts:
1. CES 2010 is coming next weekend
2. Logitech won two CES Innovation awards for the SB Radio & SB Touch

Speculation:
1. SB Touch & SB Radio will be at CES 2010
2. Release date for SB Touch will be unveiled

Do we have any news from CES yet, did it start yesterday?

[Ikabob]

I would imagine that avoiding bugs will be impossible even after a long developement waiting period . Once the touch is released to customers there will be a multitude of unique situations requiring some "tweaking". I am patient and I am willing to go through that growing period as was necessary with the radio. It has been worth the wait and even the frustrations. I believe in Logitech and their ability and determination to perfect their products. BUT there will ,no doubt, be a "growing period " that we will have to be patient with ...IMHO. I love my Squeezes! I am excited to get my Touch!