Controversial Jason Calacanis knows it:
For me the key features are:
1. Open source software.
2. Wifi
3. No DRM
4. Removeable media (i.e. Compact Flash)
5. Preloaded with three shows from the top 200 podcasts… any hint of DRM and the project is over.
We don’t need any VC money to do this Dave. We just produce the best player and make 1,000 of them–all presold. The money comes to us first and we don’t have to put up *ANY* money.
After we get 1,000 made we do version 2 six months later and produce 10,000 of them.
If that sells out we do 100,000. We are not doing this for the money anyway… if it becomes a 10,000 device a year company and we break even I’m fine with that–I just want a better player!
Rick McCharles 