Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

> Its amazing to me that Apple would allow L7 to ship in the state that it
> is, and then not even issue an update after so many months - they are quite
> quick to correct problems with OSX. I am starting to think that Apple
> wanted to grab the software technology of Logic for Garage Band and
> Soundtrack, but I am not sure they are seriously interested in making it a
> superior product.

It could be the reason for taking over Emagic, but it's still the same team of 
people working on Logic, albeit under a different company name. The mess with 
the feedback form, the new bugs in L7 and the long time it takes to come up 
with an update, looks to me like there is some trouble sorting out technical 
strategies after the takeover. It also seems to me that a large effort for L7 
was put into replacing "classic" Emagic code with standard routines from 
Apple, which probably induced bugs without a noticeable increase in 
functionality. However this could make future development as swift as it is 
for other Apple software once things are back on track.

By the way, don't forget that Logic Platinum 5.5 and Pro 6 were also made 
under Apple management. So I do think they are interested in developing it, 
and not just stealing the technology for Garageband. It just seems the main 
goal of Pro 7.0 was to Apple-ize the software itself, and they made a bit of 
a mess of it. Seems to me as a temporary mess though.

Maurits.