Chris Harlan
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Dude, you are obsessing. No one is saying that the iPhone is not a hit. You seem to be taking this quite personally. I’m sorry about that. I really have no problem believing that your crew has mostly iPhones. They are certainly fashionable and quite popular. I have an iPhone. But really? Are you really having trouble believing that people choose other phones for reasons other than personal economics? There are plenty of good reasons to choose other phones beyond “Gee Wiz; I can’t afford an iPhone,” and plenty of people who do. 4G’s a good reason. Compatibility with your operating system is a good reason. Compatibility with your business is a good reason. A desire to play Flash is a good reason. A physical keyboard is a good reason.
I think this whole thing is a pretty absurd argument and we’d all be better off abstaining from it.
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[Walter Soyka] “Then again, this is all wild speculation, and really, I make pretty pictures for a living, so what do I know?
Too bad Apple hasn’t figured out a way to sell hardware on the app store yet. Physical distribution is a bummer.
“ROTFL
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[Craig Seeman] “t would almost seem that the Quad Core Xeon MacPro has little value now, so maybe it’s just my mental image of things. While there might be some value to internal hard drives and PCIe slots at $2500, one get get a Quad Core i7 with AMD Radeon 6970 2GB and two Thunderbolt ports for $2300.
If you look at the BareFeats ProApps shootout they’re close but I wonder how the iMac would have faired with the better GPU which would impact some tasks.
https://www.barefeats.com/macs11_01.html
“I’m not arguing that it is a great buy. I’m just saying it exists. I’ve held off on buying a Mac Pro for nearly a year because of their antiquation. I’m waiting to see what happens, but I’m beginning to think that an HP or Dell might be where I’m going. My current 8 Core is good enough for FCS. I’m also thinking for the first time about an HP or Dell portable workstation as my next buy. The times, they are a changing.
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[Craig Seeman] “[Chris Harlan] “The six core is a configuration option off of the Quad Core build.”
Shows 1-3 weeks. I thought it was a standard at one time but I could be wrong. 4, 6, 8, 12.
“As long as I have been contemplating a new Mac Pro purchase–which has been for some time–that’s where the 6 has been.
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[Craig Seeman] “I’ll also add that it seems the 6 Core MacPro is gone completely. I don’t see it listed in US Apple Store. Just 4, 8, 12 core (dual 6).
“The six core is a configuration option off of the Quad Core build.
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[tony west] “When I look at a crew of people with means, money is factored out. They can buy what they want and
most of them have the Iphone.”Tony, I know quite a few people with “means” who have made other choices. I think you might want to reel this one back in.
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Well, ain’t that a trip.
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Yeah! Welcome to 2012! Happy New Year!
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[Craig Seeman] “[Chris Harlan] “Why Avid’s potential failure has become a mantra for you, I can only guess. But frankly, it is getting to be a little much.”
People keep talking about Apple the company so we should examine all the NLE companies. Apple has the resources to improve FCPX, market FCPX, better integrate the OS and hardware with FCPX. Of course I don’t claim having resources means they will succeed, but that’s a factor, just as Avid’s lack of resources is a factor. Let’s not exclude some factors but not others.
“I agree. But you are selectively responding to my post, and once again, making it sound like I’m saying something that I’m not. Since my previous post–taken in whole–is pretty much a direct response to what you are saying here, I’ll just use it again:
I don’t understand why you keep harping on Avid financials, post after post after post. Certainly, it is important information, but it is not–by any means–the only factor. And many people do not agree with your stark assessment. I know of no stock analyst recommending “sell.” All I have seen are recommendations of “Hold.” As far as layoffs, its tough times right now. A lot of companies are downsizing. And, I would remind you that a decade ago, Apple was downsizing too.
But hey–let’s look at it this way:
Here in LA, if Avid shut down tomorrow, and no one bought them, and no one bought Media Composer to resell, learning to use Media Composer would still be extremely valuable. I’m pretty certain that the infrastructure exists to support five more years of strong Avid use without any further development of the product. I’m guessing it is the same in New York and London. At this point–half a year after Final Cut X’s release–I have no idea if X will EVER be useful to most of this town, let alone within the next five years.
Why Avid’s potential failure has become a mantra for you, I can only guess. But frankly, it is getting to be a little much.
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[Bill Davis] “”If you don’t come in Saturday, don’t bother coming in Sunday…””
Okay. That’s funny.