On Nov 22, 2010, at 3:27 PM, B.J. Buchalter wrote: On Nov 21, 2010, at 9:35 PM, Brian Willoughby wrote: (*) In other words, if Apple made all of the Logic plugins available to your application, then how would they distinguish Logic? Also, if GarageBand had as much flexibility as Logic, then two things would happen: Many users would be confused by the additional options, and Logic would not be very differentiated from GarageBand. I think that Apple has hit the right balance, by keeping a few plugins exclusive to Logic, with simplified versions for less-sophisticated GarageBand users, and a handful of practical AudioUnits that make a good basis for any audio application.
You would still need Logic. In fact, that may well sell MORE copies of Logic. For example -- you have DP user who wants to use the Logic VI's. So they have to buy a copy of Logic, even if they don't want to use Logic as their DAW. Nice backdoor marketing.
Apple very well might sell more copies of Logic if the VI's were of use elsewhere. On the other hand, this might give the pirates of the world more motivation to steal a copy rather than pay for it. More important than Logic and Jam Pack sales, is the fact that Apple would like to sell millions and millions of Macs, and encouraging potential "killer apps" in the music domain could only help with that goal.
It does seem that the history of GB and Logic, coming from Emagic folks originally, is helping to keep all of this software "closed". So, I've decided to spend my own $$ testing out alternative software like Native Instruments Kontakt (exists on Windows too !!), rather than upgrading my copy of Logic Express. Apple has lost my $$ here.
Thanks to all for the replies. I really was hoping to hear from someone at Apple, but will not be holding my breath waiting for a reply from Steve Jobs 8-) |