[LAD] Kim did the switch to Linux

[Steve Harris]

On 5 Aug 2009, at 10:57, Ralf Mardorf wrote:

> victor wrote:
>> I note, interestingly, that even though in Linux circles (at LAC for
>> instance), people keep mentioning MS Windows as a rival OS,
>> for us it's really Apple and OSX that constitutes competition these
>> days from the proprietary side of things.
>>
>
> A lot of professional studios changed from MacOS to Windows and more  
> and
> more of the professional studios still change from MacOS to Windows.
> This isn't an opinion by me, but what I hear if I get in contact with
> people I know from my jobs I did some years ago. A lot of devices e.g.
> measuring instruments changed and still change from Linux to Windows.
> I'm unemployed but still know people who still work in those  
> businesses.
> I know, there are some famous examples where companies change to  
> Linux,
> but this isn't the standard.

That may well depend on where in the world you're based, it doesn't  
seem to be the case in the UK. I'm still in touch with a number of non- 
geeky music people here, and they pretty much all use Macs.

- Steve