From: irwin.shur@... [mailto:irwin.shur@...] > As a Mac user, I don't agree that this is good news for Mac users, for > several reasons. I was thinking about upgrading from my G4/400 to a dual > G4, but I wanted to stay with OS 9.x because I have a pair of StudI/O cards > that won't be supported under OSX, and my 9.x system is very stable. Do > you think Apple will support Logic under 9.x? Hah! They're going to pull > the plug on that as soon as they can. and just as they have done with the > Windows users, they'll do it with virtually no notice. What's next? > Killing VST support for plugins on the Mac? That would mean I couldn't run > Waves or my UAD card. > If my reaction is typical of even half of the current Logic Mac users, I > think Apple/Emagic have made a horrible mistake. My personal belief is > that Emagic won't lose just 35% of their business--I think they will lose a > significant percentage of the Mac folks, too. Finally, an intelligent voice from the other side. EVERYONE DON'T YOU GET IT..... IT IS NOT ABOUT MAC OR PC, IT IS ABOUT THE END OF A COMPANY THAT BUILT IT'S SUCCESS ON LISTENING TO THE USERS OF THEIR PRODUCTS AND CREATING A SOFTWARE THAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH PARTIES. NOT EVERYONE CAN DO THAT AND PULL IT OFF ON BOTH PLATFORMS. THIS IS WHY CAKEWALK HASN'T SEEN THE SUCCESS IN USERS AND AT LEAST CAKEWALK KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE GOOD AT AND CONTINUE TO BE LOYAL TO THAT. NOW THAT APPLE IS THE DECISION MAKER THE USERS DON'T MATTER. AND TELL ME THIS! HOW IN THE HELL A COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE SALES OF COMPUTERS CAN BE SENSITIVE TO THE NEEDS OF A MUSICIAN. EMAGIC PRODUCTS ARE A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF SOFTWARE COMPARE TO THE MAJORITY WHICH SPECIALIZES IN GRAPHICS AND BROADCASTING INDUSTRIES. **************************************************************************** * The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. When addressed to our clients any opinions or advice contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing KPMG client engagement letter. **************************************************************************** *