Re: Apple Acquires Emagic

["Jukka Andersson" <vi8mjuan@kyamk.fi>]

is digital performer also for PC?

.jukka andersson
 finland

----- Original Message -----
From: "Per Boysen" <per@boysen.se>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 8:35 PM
Subject: SV: Apple Acquires Emagic


> > -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> > Fran: Richard Zvonar [mailto:zvonar@zvonar.com]
> > CUPERTINO, California and HAMBURG, Germany--July 1, 2002--Apple today
> > announced it has acquired Emagic, a leading provider of professional
> > software solutions for computer based music production. Emagic's most
> > popular product, Logic, is actively used by over 200,000 musicians
around
> > the world. Emagic will operate as a wholly owned division of Apple.
> >
> > "Emagic has set the industry standard for professional music creation
and
> > production," said Sina Tamaddon, Apple's senior vice president of
> > Applications. "We're very excited to have the Emagic team join Apple 
>and
> > create more amazing products for musicians."
> >
> > Macintosh-based products account for over 65 percent of Emagic's 
>current
> > revenues. Emagic's Windows-based product offerings will be discontinued
on
> > September 30, 2002.
> >
> > Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the
Apple
> > II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the 
>Macintosh.
> > Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience 
>to
> > students, educators, creative professionals and consumers around the
world
> > through its innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings.
> > --
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________
> > Richard Zvonar, PhD
>
>
> Thanks for the reminder, Richard. I was hit by these news early this
> morning, Swedish time, which is the same time zone as Germany. I have 
>been
> helping Emagic in  beta-testing Logic for Windows for a while, but I 
>guess
> that will soon be history. I don't know yet if I will now have to get a
> faster Mac (my powerbook G3 died last week and my second Mac is a Centris
25
> mHz ;-) to go on working in Logic - or if I will have to start using
Digital
> Performer or Cubase SX on my fast studio P4. This depends on a lot of
> things, yet to be revealed.
>
> But I must say I'm curious to see what Logic for OS X will look like and
if
> there might be a Apple OS X for Intel machines coming out in a near
future.
> As curious as I'm also pissed of by corporate strategies of this kind.
> Needless to say there are a lot of sad and angry PC users around the 
>world
> today.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Per Boysen
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