So will the new version be called "iLogical"? mercury

Dear All, As a PC user of LAW for a good number of years I am, like all the other PC posters today, VERY dissappointed and angry about this announcement.... I can see where someone at Apple might think this makes business sense (read 'money' sense) for them..... They have bought the leading sequencer package available for their OS.... But I really don't see this as a guarentee for those Mac-based Logic users.... I'd be worried either way..... I can't see how Logic is ever going to be a huge priority within Apple..... and if, as a subsid company it doesn't make the required profit margins, then you can guess exactly what will happen to Logic R&D..... There are just so many examples out there in business where this sort of thing happens.... Logic users will no longer be dependent upon the managerial whims of Emagic - they will be dependent upon the money managers at the top of the Apple tree.... and these people will not have Logic as their only (or even major) priority..... I certainly hope Apple change their minds and continue to offer PC support.... and if they don't, I think they might find they get a lot of negative publicity because of the decision (and even some of the legal grief already hinted at by other members of the list)..... My Logic 5/EXS24/ES2 system would run quite happily for another year or two (and maybe longer - maybe this is just the jolt some of us need to stop our constant upgrading).... but I have too much time/expertise invested in PC technology to want to move platforms.... It would not be cost effective for me in terms of either money or time....... So if/when I do 'upgrade' the odds are it will be to something like Cubase SX..... Steinberg and Cakewalk must be rubbing their hands with glee..... If they handle this right they could make a huge bundle, acquire a vastly increased user-base and hence make their own market position a hell of a lot stronger.... This is certainly a sad day for PC users of Logic.... but I think it is pretty worrying whatever platform you are using.... John Daft Dog Music www.daftdogmusic.co.uk

I am one of those unlucky sobs that had Musicquest/opcode 8port/se, just to have to replace it. I got Unitor8/AMT8 combos for both mac and Windows. Now I guess that when I completely dump MAC I'll have to switch interfaces again somewhere up ahead. Ah, heck. I'll dump them immediatly. Hmm, Do I dare to go for Roland/Edirols new 880? Roland is kind of tied to Emagic... But I guess Roland is out shortly too. So I sent my old key and disc in the upgrade to Roland Scandinavia for upgrade almost a month ago with online registration, and have not yet recieved an unlock key for the upgrades. And no response to my reminder last week. Am I screwed on my key so that I wont get to do a Cubase Cross-grade too? I'm seriously pissed... Especially since I have talked myself warm over Logic on the PC since v.2.5, and got a lot of people to choose that. Now I have to look them in the I and say: -"Forgive me, I was horribly wrong."... Best Regards (To the group, Emagic/apple can feel excluded for now) Bo Eriksson

>I'm seriously pissed... Especially since I have talked myself warm over >Logic on the PC since v.2.5, and got a lot of people to choose that. Now I >have to look them in the I and say: -"Forgive me, I was horribly wrong."... > >Best Regards (To the group, Emagic/apple can feel excluded for now) well Bo, empathy for what looks like a dead end. But Steinberg is happy to receive you. It won't cost much and you will be happy. Then again - there is never a guarantee that they won't screw you over either.... (yes I once paid big dollars for Avalon from them running on Atari...... ) Anyone else I know running Steinberg has a crack - so maybe it won't cost you anything.