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<blockquote data-quote="dir" data-source="post: 1049732" data-attributes="member: 24485"><p>Reading a lot of these posts really makes it clear that MP2 is being developed purely by and for technical people. Having your entire video collection ALSO appear under 'Videos' may make perfect sense from a database architecture point of view, but it adds nothing to the user experience, creates total confusion, creates duplication (everything in Movies or Series will also show up in Videos), and creates unnecessary complexity for users.</p><p></p><p>Unless, and until, MP2 development management or executive (I don't know how the organisation is structure) get involved and put some people in charge that understand who their target user is, and allow those managers to overrule the architects and other technical people, MP2 is doomed to be relegated to be used by a few thousand technical people around the world. And those people will only use it until they see just how simple and intuitive the alternatives are.</p><p></p><p>Sorry, I'm checking out of this. After 10 years tweaking, building, rebuilding, updating, and fiddling with htpcs and servers and apps like MP, Meedio, and a few others, its really just an exercise in technical masturbation. There are alternatives now that cost $35, are the size of a USB stick or mobile phone or ashtray, and plug into your hdmi port on your TV and do everything MP does - and a lot less, actually, yet are far more compelling and simple to use. Google and Apple may have millions to spend on R&D, but they clearly prioritise end user acceptance and usability over architectural purity. Something the MP dev team clearly hasn't learned how to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dir, post: 1049732, member: 24485"] Reading a lot of these posts really makes it clear that MP2 is being developed purely by and for technical people. Having your entire video collection ALSO appear under 'Videos' may make perfect sense from a database architecture point of view, but it adds nothing to the user experience, creates total confusion, creates duplication (everything in Movies or Series will also show up in Videos), and creates unnecessary complexity for users. Unless, and until, MP2 development management or executive (I don't know how the organisation is structure) get involved and put some people in charge that understand who their target user is, and allow those managers to overrule the architects and other technical people, MP2 is doomed to be relegated to be used by a few thousand technical people around the world. And those people will only use it until they see just how simple and intuitive the alternatives are. Sorry, I'm checking out of this. After 10 years tweaking, building, rebuilding, updating, and fiddling with htpcs and servers and apps like MP, Meedio, and a few others, its really just an exercise in technical masturbation. There are alternatives now that cost $35, are the size of a USB stick or mobile phone or ashtray, and plug into your hdmi port on your TV and do everything MP does - and a lot less, actually, yet are far more compelling and simple to use. Google and Apple may have millions to spend on R&D, but they clearly prioritise end user acceptance and usability over architectural purity. Something the MP dev team clearly hasn't learned how to do. [/QUOTE]
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