foobar2000 mobile fundraiser
Reply #47 –
When I advise somebody to check out fb2k I usually do this with these words: "iTunes monitors YOU. foobar2000 monitors your library." There are many reasons why users hold foobar2000 in high esteem, for example- its consistent design
- its functionality
- its stability
- its versatileness
- its add-ons
- its continuous development
- its support
- its being free from any kind of adware, spyware and so on
A lot of software especially on mobile platforms does gather as much private data as it can. Data that has nothing to do with the software's purpose and which isn't needed for the SW to do its job; data that is collected without user permission or user awareness; data that - behind the user's back - is sent over the internet for further analysis, who knows by whom and what for.
I've turned down every single profit opportunity that would degrade the end user experience. Yahoo/Google/Bing toolbars? Hell no. Ads on the site? Got fucking tired of Google Adsense serving fake download buttons and went for a less profitable option that isn't disrespectful to the userbase. [...]
We want to make something new - player engine written by me but combined with a professionally designed user interface, on all the mobile platforms. On top of that, all major decisions are still approved by me in person; while foobar2000 mobile is a separate product from the original foobar2000, I will not allow anything that would be in conflict with my software design philosophy.
I am confident a 'foobar2000 mobile' would have all the good attributes as the current PC version has; it would also enhance the value of the mobile operating systems as such, with their tens of thousands of useless crap "apps". The kickstarter campain's appearance in its entirety should from my point of view more reflect on this instead of using buzzwords which apparently irritate the fb2k community.
The future of computers will mainly be a future in which mobile systems will be dominant. Microsoft is in trouble because Steve Ballmer didn't realize that. Now let us support the Alien Cat to make the jump.