Subject: Re: [LAD] Kim did the switch to Linux

From: Chuckk Hubbard <badmuthahubbard@...> · Date: Saturday, August 8, 2009 - 12:40 am

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 11:24 PM, Jens M

Andreasen wrote:

quoted text>

> On Fri, 2009-08-07 at 20:10 +0300, Chuckk Hubbard wrote:

>

>> How much do normal human beings need pro audio production tools?

>

> According to Apple marketing research, about 10% of perfectly normal

> human beings plays an instrument - mostly either guitar or keyboard -

> and would also like to use their PC as a home or portable recording

> studio. This is the story behind why "GarageBand" is included in their

> default application suite.

>

> You could argue that that application is not "pro" or something, but it

> is still the same infrastructure that ticks behind it as it is for other

> audio applications, which is what is the point in this context.
I guess my thought was that people who want to use audio

professionally are less likely to make decisions based on what

requires the least effort, which seems to be the main bragging point

for OSX as well as the main complaint about Linux.
-Chuckk
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http://www.badmuthahubbard.com

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