From finance.yahoo.com Read the bit regarding windows users. I use a Mac myself but still, I think its madness!!! Apple Acquires Emagic CUPERTINO, Calif. and HAMBURG, Germany, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple® (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) today announced it has acquired Emagic, a leading provider of professional software solutions for computer based music production. Emagic's most popular product, Logic, is actively used by over 200,000 musicians around the world. Emagic will operate as a wholly owned division of Apple. "Emagic has set the industry standard for professional music creation and production," said Sina Tamaddon, Apple's senior vice president of Applications. "We're very excited to have the Emagic team join Apple and create more amazing products for musicians." Macintosh®-based products account for over 65 percent of Emagic's current revenues. Emagic's Windows-based product offerings will be discontinued on September 30, 2002. Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to students, educators, creative professionals and consumers around the world through its innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings. This press release contains certain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from the expectations contained herein. The forward-looking statements contained herein include statements about the consummation of the transaction with Emagic and benefits of the pending transaction with Emagic. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein include the inability to obtain regulatory approvals and the inability to successfully integrate the Emagic business. Apple Computer is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information visit Apple's PR website ( www.apple.com/pr/ ), or call Apple's Media Helpline at (408) 974-2042. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. SOURCE: Apple Computer, Inc.

--- In logic-users@y..., "Roussel, Laurent" <lroussel@b...> wrote: > Emagic's Windows-based product offerings will be discontinued on > September 30, 2002. How nice...

> >From finance.yahoo.com >Read the bit regarding windows users. I use a Mac myself but still, I think >its madness!!! > >Apple Acquires Emagic >CUPERTINO, Calif. and HAMBURG, Germany, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- >Apple® (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) today announced it has acquired Emagic, a >leading provider of professional software solutions for computer based music >production. Emagic's most popular product, Logic, is actively used by over >200,000 musicians around the world. Emagic will operate as a wholly owned >division of Apple. I'm a Mac user myself and I agree with you :-( this is not good :-( (our bass player uses Logic Windows and it's been really easy to do collobrations with him but now that will be over :-( My sympathy is with you all Logic PC users :-( Cheers -- Check out the web page for my band: Now solo works also: New home address : http://koti.welho.com/jpennane

On 1/7/2002 10:19 am, Jorma Pennanen wrote: > My sympathy is with you all Logic PC users :-( > Mine is also with any of our emagic friends who find themselves out of a job as a result of this. I noticed last week that the emagic employees page of their website was no longer there - I was just checking to see if Markus was still at emagic or not, considering he usually tells us when he's going on holiday... > Cheers No convinced about that yet. Presumably its too far down the line for the 70000 LAW users to lobby Apple to widen its Windows Business Unit. In this respect, I feel Microsoft is the better company here. And I hardly _ever_ say that. -- The best of times to you all... Pants

Unbelievable. I have written Emagic a letter, and I suggest that everyone do the same. Here's mine... Dear Emagic, How can you sell the company, and abandon *at least* 35% of your customer base (including some Mac users who don't care for this treatment of anyone)? Worse, how could you sell us Logic 5 and LC, *knowing* that such an acquisition was going to take place? This certainly was no impulse move -- it would take a minimum of 6-18 months to even start the process of such a merger. What does an honorable company such as Emagic intend to do, to make up for the tremendous loss that Windows users will suffer, as a result of relying on your company and your products? I have been an ardent supporter of Emagic since I started using Logic 3 years ago. Now I feel that I've played the fool for you. How can you do this to us? Selling the company, that I understand. But the terms of sale are simply unethical. Surely you must realize that. F. Stuart (Skip) Leeds, MD Silkspeed Studios/Red Idle Music Cincinnati, OH

--- In logic-users@y..., "Skip" <skip@h...> wrote: > Unbelievable. I have written Emagic a letter, and I suggest that > everyone do the same. Here's mine... I suggest to spam their e-mail with your letter I feel myself betrayed !!

I cannot tell you how disappointed I am. I have spend a lot of money on SoundDiver, Logic, EXS24, HearMaster and AMT8. Oliver Lucas

>From the scuttlebutt, it seems that employees at Emagic may not have known all that much about the purchase in advance. I work at a large company, and this would not surprise me at all. If I were working at Emagic, it seems that I might feel just awful about the results. Stranded users, an instant decline in the user base for the software, a sense of futility about the effort that went into creating such a wonderful dual platform product. I wonder how the employees at Emagic feel about all of this? I doubt that Emagic would have sold out if they had any choice. There are other ways to get tighter OS integration than an outright sale. I'd much rather work for a small company than a giant. I've experienced both. My guess is that Emagic was in deep trouble and Apple got a steal of a price as a result. It will sure be interesting to see how this all plays out. The only positive thing I can think of about all this is that there will one fewer product on the Windows platform to splinter the market, which will mean that there will be more development cash at Cubase and Cakewalk, which might result in better products. Twisted. I suppose the future might be bright on the Mac side as well, but we'll have to wait and see. As weird as the mood might be at Emagic right now, I'm sure glad I don't work for MOTU or Avid. I'm sure glad there are other alternatives out there. It's time to go find one and watch the fireworks from a safe distance. Andy Voelkel 310 399 2289 andy@...

I guess I will buy a Mac now...Who ever want to keep using Logic must upgrade to a Mac,

It's killing me. You'd think they would want to keep as many users as possible instead pulling a Microsoft tactic.

That was one of the big reasons I had started using logic becuase it was the first for cross pc and mac support. I'm reall dreading learning new sofwtware but I will never buy a Mac now that they are trying to force people to it plus I just built a new PC last Jan. Looks like I'll just use a hack version of Nuendo until I can save up for the real thing. > > I'm a Mac user myself and I agree with you :-( this is not good :-( > (our bass player uses Logic Windows and it's been really easy to do > collobrations with him but now that will be over :-( > My sympathy is with you all Logic PC users :-( > > Cheers > -- > Check out the web page for my band: > Now solo works also: > New home address : http://koti.welho.com/jpennane