On Wed, October 10, 2012 11:33 pm, Ben Loftis wrote: > > 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 $4000 for a booth here so I probably won't be able to do any promotions at the next event. -- Patrick Shirkey Boost Hardware Ltd _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
