Again, that spoofed video that you guys are talking about is for a completely different product, ThinkMusic.
Steinberg's Daniel Spreadbury (formerly of Sibelius) is one of the people who helped *expose* it. I repeat my link: http://www.sibeliusblog.com/news/makers-of-music-handwriting-app-video-used-sibelius-and-goodreader-to-create-dramatization/ Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Sep 18, 2013, at 1:25 AM, Raymond Horton <[email protected]> wrote: > The video is what made it instant vaporware. > > That video reminded me of the movie "Tucker." > > (I'm assuming that there was some Hollywood compression and exaggeration in > the film, but for these purposes I'll take the film as as fact.) > > Tucker and cronies crammed together a car for an early showing that was a > total sham, but eventually came up with a product that was innovative and a > classic. (He then was forced out of business by corrupt pols in league > with the Big Three automakers, but let's hope that is not part of the > notation story.) > > If that movie stopped after that first bogus showing we would have no idea > if the Tucker (car) ever came to be. That's where we are now, with the > Steinberg-Spreadbury notation app. We had the bogus preview video (which > I cannot seem to locate, now) and bright people are hard at work behind the > scenes, but only the air expended on their promises is out there. > Vaporware. > > As I said, I wish them only the best. Their success could only help the > industry, just as that of Sibelius did. > > Raymond Horton > Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra > Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC > Composer, Arranger > VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Craig Parmerlee <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On 9/17/2013 2:18 PM, Raymond Horton wrote: >>> I think Steinberg notation software is, at this point, the poster boy >> for "100% >>> vaporware." They put out a video with demos made on a totally different >>> product, for goodness' sake! >>> >>> I wish them only the best, and hope the ultimate product does all that is >>> promised and more, but only vapor is available now. >>> >> But they are not representing it as a product, only as a development >> project. While the implication may be that they indent to produce a >> discrete notation product that would be "Sibelius: The Next Generation", >> if you will, it is possible that these efforts would roll back into the >> Cubase platform to extends its notation capabilities. >> >> I don't think suppliers should ever be discouraged from talking about >> the future as long as they aren't making any solid promises they can't >> keep. >> >> The natural inclination of software suppliers (incumbents especially) is >> to clam up. There can be several reasons for this: >> >> 1) If what they have to say isn't all that impressive, that will lose >> loyalty during the incubation period. >> 2) If what they have to say is so-so, they would rather hold everything >> for a big flashy announcement. >> 3) If what they have to say is really impressive, they don't want to >> give the competition a chance to get organized against their messages. >> >> And conversely, a newcomer is more likely to talk openly: >> >> 1) To get some attention >> 2) To start to dislodge loyalties with the incumbents >> 3) To freeze people from buying competitor upgrades in the interim >> 4) If they decide the incumbents aren't really competing very much anyway. >> >> We will have to wait until 2016 to see what 2016 really looks like, but >> I don't see where some speculation hurts anyone. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
