...take each point in turn and please explain where you think I'm mistaken??
My retort should not be taken as a critique of your opinions, but simply meant as injecting some understated humour.
I've long believed that some of us already have the 'components' of Sooloos - Mac/PC, Squeezebox, NAS, iTunes, BitPerfect, iPad, iPeng, CoverScout - but without paying the premium price dictated by Meridian.
If Meridian's product road map includes a QNAP Core, then perhaps Meridian may also produce a paid-for Mac/PC software Core. Meridian can make money on such software, if, as other software developers do, in charging upgrade fees as and when new versions are released.