Originally Posted by Asa Post
You are assuming that Meridian only began ground-up development after hearing from Rick. I had heard that the M80 replacement was not to have a CD / DVD drive while the consultation was in progress. So perhaps Meridian just wanted to confirm or tweak a few features.

They might be working along the lines of Apple; producing products that you didn't even know you wanted; innovation not imitation...

I still think blue LEDs are the product design equivalent of a Burberry baseball cap!

Steve.