I agree ... that is the sort of clearly announced strategy and execution of it that I think is needed. By contrast one can look at the agony of Microsoft's Windows family (and what a dysfunctional family that is!) and IBM's OS/2. For any one interested in lessons on how not to develop software and how not to have partnerships take a look at

Hi Cliff, firstly, next time you are in Melbourne you are welcome to visit Susan and myself and we can show you our setup. Secondly, I will look at DivX as I suspect it may be more efficient than the packages I have been using. So far I have used Handbrake and MakeMKV . MakeMKV lets me easily capture DVDs that have multiple titles, e.g. movies with

[quote user="beolion"]I think B&O has a VERY big challenge here, what do you think?[/quote] Overnight I have given this question more thought. The key challenge that B&O management face is to carefully define their "core competencies" and the market and market segments they want to pursue and therefore invest in. In the past

[quote user="ouverture"]a virtual remote, it could easily change our family viewing habits[/quote] Yes, LinkPlayer does have a virtual remote but apart from testing I rarely used it; this is because the Beo4 integration is so good particularly once Phillipe tweaked the "PC" command setting. So now I press "PC" on the Beo4

Happy New Year everyone from 2010 in Oz Health and happiness to you and your families and friends And prosperity to B&O and its dealers

[quote user="Chrisreunion"]should I refrain from "upgrading" to Snow Leopard[/quote] I recommend you take a look at Phillipe's beta test LinkPlayer 0.7 download from this page, click on "download it here " I, and others, have been testing for two months (I got my first copy [0.3] on the 1st of November) I suggest you

[quote user="PhilLondon"]If it doesn't, and as with any issue, please send me a direct email as part of the beta testing phase in which you're taking part.[/quote] Not sure it is a "bug" as I can not control the "testing" my sons are doing ... they use the Beo4 to control Foxtel, switch to PS3, and so on ... so

[quote user="Flappo The Grate"]they need to do an os-x[/quote] an interesting point ... so you are suggesting that under the covers the BM5/BS5 would run Mac OSX with a full screen front end ? why not use a slimmed down Unix variant ? or do you see value in leveraging native Mac OSX applications like iTunes, Safari, Front Row, etc ? or would

[quote user="evman140"]I was unaware that iTunes even had a screensaver, what a world! I'm guessing that's just a Mac thing[/quote] Yes ... it is a desktop setting ( currently mine if set to "never" because of my use/testing of LinkPlayer )

Does it happen when you have put LinkPlayer in Standby mode (see below)? Mine will go to sleep (when I close the MacBook lid) when I head for bed, but sometimes/often it will wake-up later (as reported by younger members of the herd since they tend to use the BV8 well after midnight) - but I am not sure if that is LinkPlayer, or the interaction with