I found this comprehensive review helpful: http://www.sibeliusblog.com/news/dorico-is-here-a-review/ It touches on the concerns raised in this thread.
FYI, sibeliusblog.com claims no connection with Sibelius software, Avid, etc. Don Hart On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Craig Parmerlee <[email protected]> wrote: > On 10/22/2016 6:03 AM, David H. Bailey wrote: > > I am also just as certain that Steinberg's front office finally said to > > the development team (probably over some protests from them but I can't > > state that as fact) that they needed to have a product on the market by > > a specific date to try to recoup some of the major investment that > > Steinberg had made in hiring them and giving them a few years (has it > > been 2 or 3?) of "free play time" without the necessity of earning their > > keep. > > > Undoubtedly it was the case that Stienberg drew the proverbial line in > the sand. After all, this Dorico project is taking resources away from > the Cubase/Nuendo development team. > > Regarding cash flow, this can cut both ways. A rough, > back-of-the-envelope calculation tells me they need more than 10,000 > licenses per year just to cover their ongoing costs, and that wouldn't > begin to cover the 4 years of development costs. I doubt they have > brought in anything like that with the initial wave, and they may hit a > wall very quickly as people conclude this is very far from being a > production tool. I really hope this product succeeds because I do think > the world needs what they are developing, but there is a possibility > that Steinberg/Yamaha will look at these early results and conclude > there is no profit in this business case. > > This is the kind of product I would normally buy in the early stages. > However, I concluded there were far too many things missing for me to > even remotely consider it for productive use. All I could really do with > the first release is get a little experience with the learning curve. > But I learn best when I am working toward a production goal, which is > not possible with this product. I am not sure you can even call it a > "product" at this point. it is more of a proof of concept. > > We are probably another year away from it being marginally adequate for > some production use. In this case, I am going to wait until it is a lot > closer to prime time. I bet there will still be decent crossgrade > prices at that time -- because they need to sell 10,000 ( probably a lot > more) per year. > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
