[linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] help for a levelmeter]

[Len Moskowitz]

"Simon Jenkins" <sjenkins at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> But where would they have been now if they had taken the fully
> open route? Somewhere better? Somewhere worse? Where could
> a hypothetical competitor who started now, from scratch, with a
> fully open model get to? Would they catch up and overtake? Would
> they fail to catch up? Would they win or lose against chameleon in
> its own niche? Or would they carve out a new niche, next-door to
> the chameleon but not quite competing with it?
>
> I don't know the answers to these questions.

My guess is that their market niche is small enough that it is not
attractive to potential competitors.  Having a Linux SDK likely wouldn't add
enough potential sales to make a new product development project worthwhile.


Len Moskowitz
Core Sound