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On Wednesday 10 October 2012 14:21:11 Patrick Shirkey did opine:
> On Wed, October 10, 2012 11:33 pm, Ben Loftis wrote:

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> > I'd pose a different question:

> >

> > Is OSX/Win Audio moving _backward_?

> >

> > If OSX continues to move towards iOS, and Win continues to move

> > towards Metro,  and Thunderbolt stalls, and screens get smaller, and

> > expansion ports get scarcer, then Linux might become the de-facto

> > "pro" multimedia platform simply because the other choices have

> > become too dumbed down.

> >

> > Of course _most_ users will be happy with the ease and power of the

> > tools that will be available on iOS/Metro.  And _most_ users is where

> > the money is, so Apple/Microsoft are chasing the right users.  But

> > there will be some serious users that need a powerful production

> > system with big screens and big peripherals,  and for these users,

> > Linux might become the standard.

>

> Looking at the recent trade shows it seems that Linux/Unix is the

> already the hardware standard. I didn't spot hardware running on Apple

> or M$ OS's but plenty of Linux and Unix platforms.

>

> Unfortunately it costs 00 for a booth here so I probably won't be

> able to do any promotions at the next event.

>

Ouch.  Suggestion Patrick, for the next show, hit up on one of the

'crowdfunding' sites. See if you can get the show money & maybe enough for

some big banners & handouts.

Hardware isn't going to happen unless it can be seen that there IS a market

for it.
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