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[Rick Spencer <rick.spencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 6:28 PM, Rasmus Eneman <Rasmus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Having only a set of default services would be very limiting.
> Even if a "music background service" could take streams to support
> metronome-like apps, how about Spotify or Grooveshark?
> They both have a lot of security built in and you can't just take a stream
> and start playing, you have to talk with their servers,
> make sure you download the streams in correct speed (too fast and they
> will think your downloading their music, too slow and
> the listener will be sad) and have a lot of stuff setup just for them to
> trust you.
>
Download service?


>
> And what about smart alarm clocks that’s monitors your sleep cycle?
>
Microphone service?


> Or my banks app that shows the amount of money on my account when I shake
> my phone?
>
Not certain why this would ever happen in the background, but there should
be a sensor service, right?

I understand what you are saying, but I still don't think we should give up
so easily. Constraints are good, and lead to a lot of creativity and good
design. I think we should stay confident in our initial design and not
stray from the path until we are very certain that it won't work.

Cheers, Rick