I endorse the many people asking for a clear statement from M on the latest fragmentation of their business and what it means for the future of Sooloos. Many of us have invested heavily on the promise of the ongoing development of that system as the industry standard streaming interface solution, and clearly we worried that we may end up disappointed � in one way or another.

And should the folks at M just see these posts as typical moaning from HHs, which can easily be dismissed with the standard mantra �M does not discuss future plans�, then perhaps they should consider this:-

Since relations between M and the HH forum improved dramatically several months ago, our excellent Mods have been wholly consistent in defending M and valiantly trying to quell any discontent in the (HH) ranks � whatever the issue of the day.

I�m sure that their stance didn�t always make sense to forum users who weren�t part of the inner circle, but it was clear the Mods had been given exclusive access to some of M�s plans, or even their products (such as MQA) � lucky folk! This meant they were defending M from a position of knowledge, albeit knowledge they couldn�t reveal either due to NDAs or just because the Mothership had told them things in confidence.

Contrast this with the last few days, where even the Mods have gone off-message(!), questioning M�s stance on this issue and calling for some sort of meaningful engagement with the �faithful�. (Thank you for that, Mods).

A small detail, I admit, but to my mind a very telling one!

Neil

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