Tim, using your logic then WMC shouldn't exist as well as a hoard of other features that are non-essential to core Windows corporate support. Sure corporate seats are important but there is a world beyond the cubicle drones of modern offices. When Windows gives up on the consumer space, then by all means rip out all this fiddly stuff that you disdain. I also do challenge your assertion that USB Audio is a niche. Do you call Hollywood, the Music Industry, Recording studios, etc all niche players just to name a few? They all could leverage and use USB Audio 2.0 very effectively On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Tim Roberts <timr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Chris Barker wrote: > > > > > > Here's another analogy. Do windows product managers argue whether or > > not to support higher display resolutions? Do they draw the line at > > 1080p or do they say we need to support 4K and better displays? High > > resolution audio support is just the same. Let's not put up artificial > > limits. > > Well, there is a practical difference. Powerful big-money corporate > clients have demanded high-resolution display support. No corporate > client has ever threatened to walk without high-resolution audio > support. Whether you like the designation or not, USB Audio 2.0 serves > a niche market. > > Please don't flood my mailbox with righteous complaints about how > popular your products are. None of you represent the make-or-break > tipping point on the sale of 100,000 seats of Windows and Office. > > -- > Tim Roberts, timr@xxxxxxxxx > Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc. > > ****************** > > WDMAUDIODEV addresses: > Post message: mailto:wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subscribe: mailto:wdmaudiodev-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe > Unsubscribe: mailto:wdmaudiodev-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > Moderator: mailto:wdmaudiodev-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > URL to WDMAUDIODEV page: > http://www.wdmaudiodev.com/ > > -- Chris Barker 10809 Melvin Grove Ct Kensington, MD 20895 ph: 301-929-0257 http://chrisbarker.us http://www.ctbarker.info twitter: @ctbarker32