>If future Macs are indeed dual boot windows machines, then MM is >definitely not cutting off a third of its installed base.
You're dwelling way too much on this dual boot idea. The fact that you'll be able to boot into Windows natively on an x86 based Mac is an interesting but mainly irrelevant point to the average Mac user. Given the choice between using Finale Windows in a dual boot Mac/Win environment that would necessitate rebooting into Windows (and even having to have Windows on my machine), or switching to Sibelius Mac, well even I would go to Sibelius! I don't say something like that lightly. I believe that MM will develop for Mac+Intel, but on this occasion, playing their cards close to their chest is serious error. If they're not careful, someone will coin the term the "MakeMusic effect", being the exact opposite of the Osbourne effect - users could drop the product as they see no future in it, when a speedy announcement clarifying the fact that they're busy squirrelling away on a port would in fact create a buzz of excitement ... -- Simon Troup Digital Music Art Real-time Finale discussion - http://www.finaleirc.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
