Monday, July 26, 2004
Walt Mossberg Says Airport Express Sucks
Posted by Kent Pribbernow in "NEWS" @ 12:00 PM
Well, ok...he didn't actually say it sucked. But his remarks were of the negative sort nonetheless. Here is just a brief snippet:
"But the biggest problem with AirPort Express is more fundamental. Unlike most of its competitors, Apple's product lacks any remote control or remote user interface. If you are sitting in the room where the music is playing remotely, AirPort Express gives you no way to see what song, or play list, is currently playing, and no way to change the music. To get any information, or to change songs or play lists, you have to tromp back to the computer."
That alone would be a deal breaker for me. Why bother with a wireless audio solution that still ties me to my desktop to manage my playlists? So it would seem that Apple didn't quite get it right, which is typical of first generation products.
"But the biggest problem with AirPort Express is more fundamental. Unlike most of its competitors, Apple's product lacks any remote control or remote user interface. If you are sitting in the room where the music is playing remotely, AirPort Express gives you no way to see what song, or play list, is currently playing, and no way to change the music. To get any information, or to change songs or play lists, you have to tromp back to the computer."
That alone would be a deal breaker for me. Why bother with a wireless audio solution that still ties me to my desktop to manage my playlists? So it would seem that Apple didn't quite get it right, which is typical of first generation products.
