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<blockquote data-quote="Koschel" data-source="post: 504905" data-attributes="member: 12295">Very sad news for us all indeed.But not only the bankers and the crisis is to blame. The whole HTPC-market has nearly vanished in the last month. Why?- Potential customers are confused about the different standards announced by provider and TV-companies- People try to save their money, not willing to spent it in expensive entertainment with an uncertain future- Another big part goes to our &quot;friends&quot; of the press. There are only a few journalists, who understand that a HTPC is not a PC anymore.- The endless &quot;Vista is rubbish&quot; dicussions and the waiting for Windows 7- New products, like T-home etc. for low price, with low features but big marketing and big companies behind- Last but not least, the so called &quot;specialists*&quot;, who sell complete HTPC.&nbsp; I came across some of that PCs and just wondered. One think I learned, one unsatisfied customer talks with a hundert others, a satisfied customer, maybe with two or three.And who pays the bills of that? Small company, specialists like DEThe community here and communities with the same interests, like MCE etc. are not strong enough, to keep such companies alive. Sad but true.*(pls notice, no one from the forum here is meant)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Koschel, post: 504905, member: 12295"] Very sad news for us all indeed. But not only the bankers and the crisis is to blame. The whole HTPC-market has nearly vanished in the last month. Why? - Potential customers are confused about the different standards announced by provider and TV-companies - People try to save their money, not willing to spent it in expensive entertainment with an uncertain future - Another big part goes to our "friends" of the press. There are only a few journalists, who understand that a HTPC is not a PC anymore. - The endless "Vista is rubbish" dicussions and the waiting for Windows 7 - New products, like T-home etc. for low price, with low features but big marketing and big companies behind - Last but not least, the so called "specialists*", who sell complete HTPC. I came across some of that PCs and just wondered. One think I learned, one unsatisfied customer talks with a hundert others, a satisfied customer, maybe with two or three. And who pays the bills of that? Small company, specialists like DE The community here and communities with the same interests, like MCE etc. are not strong enough, to keep such companies alive. Sad but true. *(pls notice, no one from the forum here is meant) [/QUOTE]

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