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This sounds like BS. It's a rip off on the Emagic article. You can tell by
the flaw, "Windows-based products account for under 35 percent of
Steinberg's current revenues..." then they say Steinberg is dropping Mac?!?!
The perpetrator forgot to change "Windows-based" to "Mac-based." Only then
would the joke make sense. This doesn't not make sense -- buying a company
and dismissing 65% of your profits. This is obviously a response joke to the
Emagic announcement, in my opinion.

> Just when you thought it was enough...
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> Microsoft Acquires Steinberg
> July 1st 2002
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> Redmond, WA and Berlin, Germany -- July 1, 2002 --
> Microsoft today announced it has acquired Steinberg, a leading provider of
> professional software solutions for computer based music production.
> Steinberg's most popular product, Cubase, is actively used by over 200,000
> musicians around the world. Steinberg will operate as a wholly owned
> division of Microsoft.
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> "Steinberg has set the industry standard for professional music creation
> and production," said Sina Tamaddon Jr., Microsoft's senior vice president
> of Applications. "We're very excited to have the Steinberg team join
> Microsoft and create more amazing products for musicians."
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> Windows-based products account for under 35 percent of Steinberg's current
> revenues. As a result, Steinberg's Apple-based product offerings will be
> discontinued on September 30, 2002.
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> Microsoft ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with MS-DOS
> and reinvented the IBM personal computer in the 1980s with the Windows
> operating system. Microsoft is committed to bringing the best personal
> computing experience to students, educators, creative professionals and
> consumers around the world through its innovative hardware, software and
> Internet offerings.
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> Tamaddon also added, to allegations of copycat purchasing, "Apple bought
> Emagic? Really? We didn't know that. Very interesting."
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> Garth Hjelte
> Sampler User
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