Comments on: Boxee releases new PC version – as a farewell gift http://gigaom.com/2011/12/26/boxee-releases-new-pc-version-as-a-farewell-gift/ Thu, 23 May 2013 03:07:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Me http://gigaom.com/2011/12/26/boxee-releases-new-pc-version-as-a-farewell-gift/#comment-784961 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:11:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=460774#comment-784961 This means nothing considering all Boxee versions 1.0+ has a UI change that completely sucks. I returned my Boxee Box after discovering this. They took out the Facebook video feed and queue off the front and instead made bigger icons for their “recommended” (ie. no-free VUDU) content. The old version (boxee-0.9.23.15885) rocks better than anything out currently, no reason upgrade.

]]> By: Miker http://gigaom.com/2011/12/26/boxee-releases-new-pc-version-as-a-farewell-gift/#comment-784858 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:01:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=460774#comment-784858 Suspect if the plex, and xbmc developers went with a ce device model; the decision would be similar, unless they sold the license and handed over future development to the chipset/device manufacturer.

]]> By: Janko Roettgers http://gigaom.com/2011/12/26/boxee-releases-new-pc-version-as-a-farewell-gift/#comment-784542 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:58:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=460774#comment-784542 I haven’t talked to the Boxee guys in detail about it, but I have a feeling that this was a decision made very recently, when most of the port was already done… startups sometimes have to make tough decisions, especially when they’re venture-backed. Still releasing this version should help some of the folks that have been using Boxee on the PC for local media playback, but I can see that many folks won’t be happy about it.

]]> By: Nathan http://gigaom.com/2011/12/26/boxee-releases-new-pc-version-as-a-farewell-gift/#comment-784384 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:16:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=460774#comment-784384 I like the Boxee guys and consider a few of them friends, but it mildly irks me that XBMC never gets mentioned in the many gigaom articles about Boxee. Clearly, I do a bad job connecting with you guys. As to this news, I’m actually fairly surprised myself, though looking back on the past year of development, it seems like this was the natural progression for the Boxee brand, and I certainly wouldn’t consider holding this move against them.

- natethomas from XBMC

]]> By: JP http://gigaom.com/2011/12/26/boxee-releases-new-pc-version-as-a-farewell-gift/#comment-784306 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:10:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=460774#comment-784306 That’s the wrong reason to it. Making good on a promise to then say this is the last version is not worth the resources that went into this update. If they had made the decision to be on CE devices then this wasn’t neccesry. PC users that were pissed won’t be any happier really – especially with the restrictions and no more updates.

]]> By: John http://gigaom.com/2011/12/26/boxee-releases-new-pc-version-as-a-farewell-gift/#comment-784221 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:04:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=460774#comment-784221 Well, that sucks. Back to XBMC or plex then 8(

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