Should DP go Windows?

chopchop20 · Post by **chopchop20** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:49 pm

Why doesn't MOTU create a DP version for windows so they can compete better with Logic?

daniel.sneed · Post by **daniel.sneed** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:50 pm

Because Logic is droping Windoz !!!

Resonant Alien · Post by **Resonant Alien** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:52 pm

HuH?!?!? Logic has been Mac only for about 4 years.....

Matcher · Post by **Matcher** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:42 pm

Apps like Sonar and Nuendo don't make the take- over a walk in the park. Also, piracy is more common among PC users, so the profits are questionable.

billf · Post by **billf** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:09 pm

chopchop20 wrote:Why doesn't MOTU create a DP version for windows so they can compete better with Logic?

What makes you believe that porting DP to Windows makes sense as a competitive strategy? Windows has several pro level DAW's on the market already, so it might also be a money pit in terms of the expense of porting over, spinning up new marketing efforts, the cost of piracy, tech support, etc.

And BTW, Logic is Mac only.

Aramis · Post by **Aramis** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:11 pm

Very probably because support on Window is a nightmare !!
Aramis

chopchop20 wrote:Why doesn't MOTU create a DP version for windows so they can compete better with Logic?

sdfalk · Post by **sdfalk** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:35 pm

chopchop20 wrote:Why doesn't MOTU create a DP version for windows so they can compete better with Logic?

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SixStringGeek · Post by **SixStringGeek** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:38 pm

chopchop20 wrote:Why doesn't MOTU create a DP version for windows so they can compete better with Logic?

Which windows? Vista? Everybody hates it. She's a dog man. XP - Microsoft swears its dead, Jim. Then there's the six zillion hardware configurations with the korean reverse engineered bios and the chinese drivers to sort out.

Just don't go there.

giles117 · Post by **giles117** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:48 pm

NO!!!!!!!!!!

Leave DP on a superior platform. Just get the doo doo out. LOL.

YouTube · Post by **James Steele** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:48 pm

If the potential profits were justified you'd have to wonder, but yeah, there are some entrenched DAWs in that space already. Also, from what I've heard, tech support costs will go through the roof when Windows users have to start calling in with configuration issues with any potential DP Windows.

If it made MOTU more money I'd support it, but the jury is out whether it would or not. I imagine if it made sense they'd do it.

emulatorloo · Post by **emulatorloo** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:18 am

chopchop20 wrote:Why doesn't MOTU create a DP version for windows so they can compete better with Logic?

Are you listening to that Professor of yours again?

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chopchop20 · Post by **chopchop20** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:43 pm

I dunno... Given that DP is a Mac only application and their top rival is owned by Apple would make me a little nervous as a MOTU CEO. In essence, they are dependent on the competition.

I mean, logically speaking, the performance and support of Logic should always be better on Mac OS.

billf · Post by **billf** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:05 pm

chopchop20 wrote:Given that DP is a Mac only application and their top rival is owned by Apple....

mean, logically speaking, the performance and support of Logic should always be better on Mac OS.

So if Gates decides to buy Cakewalk, or even worse, Avid, then what? (As an aside, before you dismiss that as a possibility, look at what Adobe and Apple are doing. Both are making consumer and pro apps that are integrated and run the gamut from video to audio to graphics. MS could make a huge dent in that space by going after Avid).

Be that as it may, MOTU would have to look at the overall risk/benefits/costs to determine whether a port would make sense. Moving to Windows is not something to be taken lightly.

If you've never ventured into the world of DAW's on the Windows side, there are plenty of established players in that space that MOTU would have to displace to make a dent. And acquiring new customers is far more expensive than keeping your current ones happy and maintaining a respectable growth rate.

Lastly, MOTU is heavily into the hardware side of the business, so it's quite likely their revenues are diversified, so I'm confident that their CEO is looking at the business as more than just "DP vs. Logic."

sdfalk · Post by **sdfalk** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:41 pm

chopchop20 wrote:I dunno... Given that DP is a Mac only application and their top rival is owned by Apple would make me a little nervous as a MOTU CEO. In essence, they are dependent on the competition.

I mean, logically speaking, the performance and support of Logic should always be better on Mac OS.

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kelldammit · Post by **kelldammit** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:19 pm

well, look at nuendo. the mac side of the house was waaaay behind the featureset of the windows stuff, for at least the first version or two.
the windows side would probably lag in this case, leading to pissed off users, and much slower development cycles for both platforms.
i'm glad they've opted to pass, thanks.

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