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<blockquote data-quote="fforde" data-source="post: 1050178" data-attributes="member: 52082"><p>I meant no disrespect, I was only trying to give my perspective on things. It <strong>is</strong> interesting to me to read about the logic behind the design of MP2, and I think the unified database model along with the importer system is one of the most well designed parts of MP2. But that design does not ease concerns people are voicing about usability, if anything it alienates non-technical users looking for reassurance. You <strong>do</strong> have some non-technical users and I think it is unwise to dismiss them; of all your users they are going to give you the absolute best feedback about usability issues.</p><p></p><p>And you are right it's not fair to compare MP2 to Plex or Chromecast, but that's just the nature of the situation. The fact is that competing platforms like Plex and Chromecast have advantages not only over MP2 but over MediaPortal 1 as well. These are platforms that are siphoning users away from the MediaPortal community and it's important to realize that fact and it's important to realize that the built in user base for MediaPortal 2 is beginning to dwindle.</p><p></p><p>These may be unpleasant things to hear, but this is the reality of the situation. I mean none of this with disrespect, I am a huge fan of the MediaPortal platform, I continue to use it on a regular basis and it's a community I am proud to be a part of.</p><p></p><p>None of these problems are insurmountable, and a little bit of reassurance about plans to improve usability would probably go a long way towards retaining existing users unsure if they want to stick around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fforde, post: 1050178, member: 52082"] I meant no disrespect, I was only trying to give my perspective on things. It [B]is[/B] interesting to me to read about the logic behind the design of MP2, and I think the unified database model along with the importer system is one of the most well designed parts of MP2. But that design does not ease concerns people are voicing about usability, if anything it alienates non-technical users looking for reassurance. You [b]do[/b] have some non-technical users and I think it is unwise to dismiss them; of all your users they are going to give you the absolute best feedback about usability issues. And you are right it's not fair to compare MP2 to Plex or Chromecast, but that's just the nature of the situation. The fact is that competing platforms like Plex and Chromecast have advantages not only over MP2 but over MediaPortal 1 as well. These are platforms that are siphoning users away from the MediaPortal community and it's important to realize that fact and it's important to realize that the built in user base for MediaPortal 2 is beginning to dwindle. These may be unpleasant things to hear, but this is the reality of the situation. I mean none of this with disrespect, I am a huge fan of the MediaPortal platform, I continue to use it on a regular basis and it's a community I am proud to be a part of. None of these problems are insurmountable, and a little bit of reassurance about plans to improve usability would probably go a long way towards retaining existing users unsure if they want to stick around. [/QUOTE]
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