On 7/17/2012 10:41 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: > This doesn't sound good. > > http://performingarts.uncg.edu/patech/?p=255 > > "I’m emerging from my web development cave to share this, as it could be a > potentially monumental event in the world of music notation software – the > short version is that MakeMusic has received a buyout offer > (http://www.makemusic.com/Pressroom/Default.aspx?pid=555), which would likely > include the company being liquidated. I’m no businessman (not even a little > bit), but I know that this is a big deal." >
And in light of how Avid is gutting Sibelius's development team, it is not good news at all, in my opinion. Equity firms are not in any business for the long-haul, they're only investing in companies that they believe can give them a big return on their investment. Will we all be forced into using MuseScore eventually? Best case scenario -- LaunchEquity make the necessary investment in Finale and SmartMusic so that they (especially Finale) become leaner, more capable products. Worst case scenario -- LaunchEquity buys MakeMusic, invests some money, doesn't see the return on investment they were looking for and closes MakeMusic down. How will we register current Finale products on new computers if they close their doors for good? Maybe, should that happen, we would all be given some sort of "this will unlock your product for all future installations" key file. Maybe we won't and we'll be forced to keep current computers working until we die so that we can continue to use Finale. -- David H. Bailey [email protected] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
