Johannes Gebauer wrote:
This will secure MakeMusic the educational
market, but not in the notation field, where Sibelius has already taken
over (perhaps not in numbers but with the V4 update certainly in
"fame").
This seems overly pessimistic to me. Sib is a strong competitor. It
looks like it is winning because its only option is to leech off Finale
users. When it succeeds, it looks like it is doing better. But there are
still many Finale users.
With MM's current strategies I see no future for Finale as an
engraving tool.
But it has such a glorious present as one that I don't foresee a mass
abandonment any time soon. Mosaic had linked scores and parts, but that
didn't keep Finale from trouncing it. I'm not saying linked scores and
parts are not important, but I just don't think they are the be-all and
end-all. For much of the work I do, I doubt I could use them in Sib.
Meanwhile, Sibelius still (apparently) limits your ability to make the
score look the way you want it to. This has been my biggest concern with
adopting it, and I would think it would be yours as well. Furthermore,
the attitude I've seen in the past from Sib insiders has been very
arrogant that they know the right way and alternate opinions are wrong.
If that attitude persists, can they possibly win over serious notators
and engravers?
I don't agree about a "big showdown". Both programs will more likely
stumble and muddle along in their respective directions. Honestly, I
can't believe so many grown adults are so worked up over software
marketing hype (which sfaict is the only thing anyone has seen about
these linked parts).
I am also worried from another perspective: I fear that Sibelius is
already taking so much of the market away from Finale that MM will stop
the Mac development.
I almost hope that happens. Then I could abandon Steve Jobs and his
cut-the-feet-out-from-under-me arrogance without a backwards glance.
Honestly the main reason I remain on Mac is that FinWin still has an MDI
container window, which means that multi-monitor use is quite awkward
and constrained.
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Robert Patterson
http://RobertGPatterson.com
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