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25-Feb-2009
Xtreamer 2010 Update
Interesting extracts from it include:
All this is interesting, and it's good to see some communication about the future, however there is a history of bold statements about the future from Xtreamer. Talk is cheap, as they say.
There is an emphasis throughout the article on the next few years for Media Players being stuck in the 'storage era', meaning that on-demand content will not happen in a significant way until 2011+. The tone of these statements is defensive and we can understand why. Whilst the Xtreamer Pro is essentially just an expensive Xtreamer with more storage, there loom on the horizon several potentially massive new products in the Boxee Box and the PopBox. Both these new players shift the focus onto on-demand content and will be released around the same time as the Xtreamer Pro.
We have long argued that the future of Media Players is in on-demand content (and indeed paid content) and we would put our money on this future coming around much more soon than Xtreamer think or want to admit.
One last thing, we were disappointed that we weren't mentioned at the end where they talk about alternatives to MPCClub. We've always supported the Xtreamer because it is a solid product with great firmware support. We're as objective as it gets. Come on Xtreamer, show us some love!
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