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Originally Posted by drycounty  By joining ADC a lot of his problems would be solved. The rest of his argument, this software thing included, just comes across as posturing and petty. I'm sorry, but Apple is really not to blame here. They keep strict controls on their OS and apps for a reason. They don't want things reverse engineered, corrupted and lifted and ported to god knows how many other platforms.
But back to your argument -- so let's call me a "developer". I've never coded for Apple before. I don't join the Apple Developers Connection but I demand free software. In fact, all my life I've worked on a PC so could I be outfitted with a Mac Pro as well?
Free software is a nice perk, but you know what? It's PETTY compared to the big picture. It's petty to think that any other developer (Digi, UA, etc) would raise a stink because they didn't get free software packages.
Ack. Enough of this argument. I'm out, feel free to flame away. |
It doesn't seem what Steve was requesting is strange or extraordinary; what he requested was an environment to test his plug-in properly. It wasn't like he was asking for Logic's source code, for crying out loud.
Discounts for developer's aren't unusual at all, and if you do have to buy into a developer program, it usually means a level of support that goes beyond the 'here is the SDK, now go figure it out on yer own'.
And I recall him asking for a discounted version of Logic, not a Mac Pro.
Let's compare Apple's stand to MS in this case. If I want to develop for VST, I can download a free VST sdk from Steinberg, go to MS's site and download full versions of C++ or C# (
Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition Products)
I've now got most of the tools I need to create VST plug-ins and so far it hasn't cost me a single dime.
Next to that, Steve is a single independent developer, not a company like Digi or UA.
UA for example also has a hardware division that does very well, and I wouldn't be surprised that when they started their digital division the R&D period for the UA card and plug-ins was funded by the hardware division.
Digi is owned by Avid, a multi-million dollar enterprise....hardly a fair comparison.
Also, he sells his plug-ins for extremely fair prices; the average price is 70 dollars, which is perhaps a 4th of what other companies sell their plug-ins for.
I simple see a single developer that has been burned by inadequate and buggy tools and non-support of a company that he in turn is trying to advocate through the plug-ins he's trying to port.
That is a very sad state of affairs, and it is discouraging to see how some people react to that.
Joe