Roon 1.8 is exactly what I expected after watching the series of 5 video’s and the explanation of 1.8 by the CEO. I am sorry to say that the CEO, while I am sure he is smart, passionate, and capable, has totally misread the market and the user base requirements. The whole focus on this is supposed…

IMO, you totally misunderstand Roon’s business model. It is obviously not a music streaming service. Those streaming services need economies of scale due to content licensing costs.

[image] Nick: , gained more than 100,000 users in just a few years time. Unfortunately, just like Qobuz, these are not the numbers that will make Roon survive in the long future. They really need to grow the number of customers significantly, and collaborate with at least one extra, prefarab…

[image] Bill_Janssen: If Roon only has 100,000 users Closer to 250k at present…

[image] Mark_Laufer1: I myself am not only a music fanatic but a lifelong audiophile. I’m just a guy that really enjoys music and I intend to be around another 30-40 years. I’ve spent a modest amount of cash to enjoy music. Pretty sure I live in the real world too. And I’m pretty sure someon…

Where do youget that number? Even in their interviews, Roon has never mentioned hundred thousands. Dirk

[image] I don’t like 1.8 - it feels like a massive failure Roon Software Discussion We are currently approaching 250k. Every Roon user has a community account, but about 60k logged into this site ever. We get about 100k users (inuding many anonymous and logged in) visi…

I think perhaps some imagine that Roon wants to be the size of Spotify, which has thousands of employees. I assume that they are more realistic and want to be a successful small software company. Even if they only have 100K users who paid $450 for the product and no other revenue streams, they are d…

Sirius XM is satellite radio. Sirius and XM were competitors, and they joined forces as one provider. Pretty common listening method in the United States, both in vehicles and online.

Giving feedback is good, but the “way” you present it is deeply negative, perhaps designed for provocation?

[image] Nick: want to be a successful small software company. I think it’s more focussed than that! They want to be a company that makes enough money to maintain the product so that the owners of the company can continue to use it. Nothing wrong with that, either.

1.8 a wasted opportunity

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