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Here's why I think not.
You still have to pick a platform and OS to run on.
Radar runs on BeOS, which is no longer developed, unless IZ has changed their OS. But since Radar has realtively simple functionality, that's not a problem.
PT will have to run on OSX, WinXP or Linux. Think of the gargantuan task of porting PT to Linux. And then do you just cease supporting pre-existing users? Seems like a nightmare to me.
So I think it ends up being OSX or WinXP for a standalone. OSX is out, since you can't build your own Mac. That leaves WinXP. And if you're going to support WinXP anyway, why not continue the current business model?
Here's the problem with a standalone. Computer hardware is changing too fast too often, and within 12-18 months, your beautiful and expensive box becomes a pig in comparison to current CPU/RAM/etc speeds. Why not let the PC companies duke it out at the bottom while you sell your own hardware/software at a premium? You can still spec what components are approved. That's the current model and it seems to work. Honestly, but for the emotional attachment to a given platform, the whole thing is not really that complicated. At least it seems so to me, on the outside looking in.
RADAR is a poor comparison, since it does one thing well, and is by design far simpler and less complex than a full DAW. Once it has enough power to do that one thing well, you're set. A DAW is by definition, always in search of more power as plugins and softsynths evolve. And Native CPU power is too great to ignore now.
Anyway, that's the way I see it.
Regards,
Brian T
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