Roon Update 1.8 - WHY AT ALL?

[otinkyad]

Here’s what I wrote in another thread (https://community.roonlabs.com/t/1-8-the-start-of-a-move-from-a-library-system-toward-a-music-discovery-streaming-led-future), but my guesses seem more directly relevant to the present question of WHY these changes at all. Just my two cents of speculation

@otinkyad

Yes, I had wondered if these various 1.8 changes are strongly driven by Roon’s assessment of what they need for future survival + growth. Emphasis on things that trends suggest are going to dominate: (1) usage from mobile devices rather than computers, and UI tailored accordingly (2) usage from streaming services rather than local files (3) color schemes that appear to have appeal among mainstream services.