David Hage wrote:
In my humble opinion it must be that 90% of Sibelius users never used a music notation program before (all those "it's fantastic, I press notes on the keyboard and they come out on the screen" quotes I have heard). I would submit that if the note spacing that Sibelius produces (especially with multiple layers), is better, then they need their eyes testing. Anyway rant over, I actually have a day off!
Unfortunately, simplicity sells. And if people are weaned on Sibelius (for example at school), they're first choice when they buy their own software will be Sibelius. And many people don't identify the limitations of the software, but rather they work within it (several times I've heard "I wanted to do XYZ but Sibelius wouldn't let me" from university-level composers). Finale needs to have *extra* attractiveness than Sibelius for first-time users, when at the minute it's well behind. Despite it's greater capabilities (I've picked up engraving jobs which were turned down by Sibelius users as 'not possible').
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