I was a little confused at first by this news but the more I think about it, the more it seems that it won't be much of an earthquake after all. We all know that Macs, Pro Tools and Logic are standards in recording studios nowadays, also LAWP has always been a step behind LAMP and Cubase for multiple reasons (lowsy ASIO and VST support) so ... of course LAWP users are right to be pissed off mainly for the lack of future support and devellopment but c'mon I'm sure many of you guys have been lurking on Cubase SX anyway and EMagic knows LAWP isn't up to expectations ... I also think that if you're a Pro and need a reliable, stable and specialised tool you will make an efford to spend the money because time is money and you'll save so much of your time and health on the long term (I can't stand the idea of waisting time, sitting and waiting for a computer to reboot) that you won't regret it. I come from a generation where you would pay thousands of dollars for a synth or a drum machine because it was the right thing to do if you wanted the best (some could afford a Synclavier others an Akai S900) and your talent deserved the best, today it seems that all this 2 cent technology isn't proportionally bringing better music. However If I was a LAWP user I'd stick to Logic, switch to Mac and use it as my production tool. Then if I liked XP better for the other things (which I do actually although my DAW is a Mac) I'd keep my PC for those other things. No big deal. Of course if you don't make music for a living (or simply don't want to shove on a Mac) I'm sure Steinberg will come out with an interesting crossgrade policy and you won't regret it because Cubase SX is FAR better than LAWP ! -- Paul Mazzolini MD pm@... http://www.softworks.it