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In article ,
"zara" wrote:

> "Timberwoof" wrote in message
> news:timberwoof.spam-3BFAE3.15512927032008@nnrp-virt.nntp.sonic.net...
> > In article ,
> > Steve Hix wrote:
> >
> >> In article ,
> >> Chance Furlong wrote:
> >>
> >> > In article <471ou3t0de1pce2vm11n8e0ckk26kpsbar@4ax.com>,
> >> > Mayor of R'lyeh wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:26:11 -0500, Jim wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > >http://www.macworld.com/article/132711/2008/03/fcpmovies.html
> >> > > >
> >> > > >"After spending years directing and producing films, TV shows, music
> >> > > >videos, and commericals, Bob Radler (along with wife Kitty) decided
> >> > > >to
> >> > > >devote his time to making independent films. When it came time to
> >> > > >choose
> >> > > >the gear, he opted for Macs and Final Cut Studio.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >Radler, a Mac user since 1987, chose a MacBook Pro and later added a
> >> > > >24-inch iMac for his office.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >³I don¹t even know how to use a [Windows] PC,² said Radler.
> >> > > >³Everything
> >> > > >was absolutely all Mac.²
> >> > > >
> >> > > >For Radler, one of the biggest advantages of the combination of Mac
> >> > > >hardware and the $1,299 Final Cut Studio is that it lets him record
> >> > > >as
> >> > > >much as he wants without the hassles of rummaging through
> >> > > >traditional
> >> > > >film.
> >> > >
> >> > > So in actuality it was going digital that saved him thousands. He
> >> > > could have made the same savings using Windows.
> >> >
> >> > Give us empirical evidence.
> >>
> >> If the Mayor were right, Final Cut Pro/Studio would have been sunk by
> >> Vegas Video, or something similar, just because they're cheaper to buy.
> >>
> >> Someone is missing something important, and it isn't Mr. Radler, and
> >> others like him.
> >
> > Well, now, how can that be? Mayor certainly knows more about how to run
> > a digital video studio than that guy. The fact that Mayor uses Windows
> > shows he's as smart as a guy who stays at Holiday Inn.
>
> Try to put it into perspective. Mr. Radner is only one person singing the
> apple hymn in this area, not tens of thousands.

In this "area" as you put it, the Apple's users had such clout that when
Avid summarily announced that their high-end systems would in the future
only be available on Windows systems, the backlash from Apple users was
so overwhelming that they were forced to recant...

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
sit in the bottom of that cupboard."