28 Mar
2012
28 Mar
'12
11:51 a.m.
On Wed, March 28, 2012 10:55 am, Dan MacDonald wrote:
What is this sign that the Linux desktop is becoming more interesting to
commercial vendors? Mixbus?
There are now many audio companies that are choosing to go the Linux route
for their hardware/software platforms. They just don't get any press
because AVID controls the media with their advertising spend even though
they are loosing over $8 million a month and are nearly $1bil in debt.
Somehow they still manage to find the funds to pay for their monopoly over
the worlds audio/digital media. It's almost like they have an unlimited
supply of cash...
Android is a major player in mobile
Not until they get realtime audio right. At the moment it's a severe
disadvantage and blocking a lot of work from going forward.
--
Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd