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0 pointsoverfeed10mo ago0 comments

> I don't disagree with you, but there simply isn't an alternative for pro audio developers

People used to say this about video pros too, until Apple royally screwed the pooch by failing to refresh its stale Mac Pro hardware lineup for many years, followed by a lackluster Final Cut release. An entire industry suddenly realized Windows was viable after all, they just hadn't bothered to look.

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atonse10mo ago

But they had to be pushed in that direction. IT actually affected their work.

In this case, the users of these tools seem perfectly ok with them and aren't going to just explore something as disruptive as an entirely different OS just for kicks.

overfeedOP10mo ago

Not sure why you started off with "but" when we are in agreement and/or you're not disputing my point - that Windows is viable but the Mac-using audio professional aren't (yet) sufficiently motivated to seriously evaluate Windows as a migration target.

> In this case, the users of these tools seem perfectly ok with them

That wasn't my takeaway from the article. The plugin is outright broken on the latest hardware, even with the workaround.

> [...]something as disruptive as an entirely different OS just for kicks

I don't think switching OSes is less disruptive than switching software packages. Cubase or Ableton on Windows is not much different from the respective DAWs on Mac OS. Modern desktop OS UI paradigms map 1:1, so switching isn't a big deal

atonse10mo ago

That comment was left in haste, sorry. To clarify, I meant that in the case of FCP and movie editing software, they were almost forced to switch.

The FCP upgrade didn’t just break the main app, but the plugin ecosystem was wiped out too. (From what I read, I’m not a movie pro). And that was disruption forced upon the users.

So in that scenario, they didn’t have much of a choice.

But in this scenario, the audio apps work well and it’s just the developers complaining.

And even though I’m a developer, I would say as long as the users are happy then I can see why there is less concern about dev happiness

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atonse10mo ago

But they had to be pushed in that direction. IT actually affected their work.

In this case, the users of these tools seem perfectly ok with them and aren't going to just explore something as disruptive as an entirely different OS just for kicks.

overfeedOP10mo ago

> In this case, the users of these tools seem perfectly ok with them

That wasn't my takeaway from the article. The plugin is outright broken on the latest hardware, even with the workaround.

> [...]something as disruptive as an entirely different OS just for kicks

atonse10mo ago

That comment was left in haste, sorry. To clarify, I meant that in the case of FCP and movie editing software, they were almost forced to switch.

The FCP upgrade didn’t just break the main app, but the plugin ecosystem was wiped out too. (From what I read, I’m not a movie pro). And that was disruption forced upon the users.

So in that scenario, they didn’t have much of a choice.

But in this scenario, the audio apps work well and it’s just the developers complaining.

And even though I’m a developer, I would say as long as the users are happy then I can see why there is less concern about dev happiness

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