Why I'm leaving Live for Bitwig.

[docbot]

C'mon guys, Live 10 will have most of the features of Bitwig and at least 3 more things too!!
2020 is gonna be a hell of a year!

C'mon guys, Live 10.5 will have a few of the features of Bitwig and perhaps at least 1 more thing too!! Like an optional max pack of Radikal Granular Bassoon.

Lets have some faith in Ableton! They are surely doing something.

2022 is gonna be a hell of a year!

lol

[evolvetek]

If I was Mr Ableton and looking at the potential market capitalisation of something like a Linux DAW I'd be asking questions like "how much money could we possibly make compared to the same effort invested in the platforms where we currently dominate?"
And ..."what percentage of all DAW users might consider using Linux?"
And... "if we DO dominate this Linux DAW market after investing in a new codebase will new high spending customers flock to the platform?"
And I'd ask "what would existing Mac/Pc users get from this investment?"
And "would many established Mac/Pc users shift platforms, considering they have an established ecosystem of AU and VST installs?"
And "would them moving platforms benefit Ableton at all in any way whatsoever?"

In short, there's no way I'd develop a commercial product for Linux. But that's because I like money.

your idea indicates significant ignorance surrounding ableton management and management / operational history. while they have become a scaled company, they still operate much closer to their initial vision than other music software companies.

[evolvetek]

C'mon guys, Live 10 will have most of the features of Bitwig and at least 3 more things too!!
2020 is gonna be a hell of a year!

C'mon guys, Live 10.5 will have a few of the features of Bitwig and perhaps at least 1 more thing too!! Like an optional max pack of Radikal Granular Bassoon.

Lets have some faith in Ableton! They are surely doing something.

2022 is gonna be a hell of a year!

lol

this, however, is an increasingly accurate idea. the next-gen daw war is on.