Squeezebox Line Comes to an End

Wonder why they would discontinue something that apparently can be considered a success...

A technical success maybe, but from a marketing standpoint it was a bomb. Too complicated for the masses I guess.
Hopefully continuing support for current owners will last for a few years.
The new Smart Radio has no digital out, mono, no support for random play, has to be connected to the internet.
Some interesting insight from some insiders on the slimdevices forums.

I guess I'll end up with a sleek mini PC and run Plex or something similar. Who wants to risk buying into something proprietary that may suffer a similar fate?

Does anyone know of another wirless device that streams Pandora/MOG/Slacker etc. that has a digital output? I'm really bummed because the Touch has become an essential part of my system.