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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 1:16 pm
by roberflas
This sounds like creamware is going to be bought by another company.
we will have SFP 4, in a short period of time?

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 1:53 pm
by Shayne White
It sounds good, but what is the phrase "in good hands" supposed to mean? :eek:

I'm still not completely confident yet, I just hope Frank can answer some of our questions. :smile:

Shayne

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 2:58 pm
by interloper
Um, the man said be patient...

:roll:

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 4:51 pm
by purator
On 2004-01-19 12:15, johnbowen wrote:
No booth at NAMM...they will be at the Frankfurt Messe with a booth.
YAY! I'm going...

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 5:31 pm
by menno
Well if there's one thing CW has taught me over the years, it is to be patient :wink:

But, it usually is worth the wait...

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 5:47 pm
by rodos1979
Sounds like good news to me! :smile:
Thank you John for the info :smile:

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 7:38 pm
by hubird
On 2004-01-19 13:53, Shayne White wrote:
... but what is the phrase "in good hands" supposed to mean? :eek:
that's indeed the crucifix...
I gamble there will follow a big surprise soon...

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 6:33 am
by doodyrh
On 2004-01-19 13:53, Shayne White wrote:
... but what is the phrase "in good hands" supposed to mean? :eek:
And the word "transition"?
The only question left in my mind is 'who's buying?'.

:smile:

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:46 am
by braincell
I hope "in good hands" means in new hands because the old hands didn't do a very good job. Creamware has to do 2 things well. Make great products and make money and they failed miserably at the money part. Telling us that the radio software is doing well doesn't make me feel better. It's like a bandage on a wound that won't heal. I'm looking forward to the new thread.

Slightly OT:

I don't like having the price of software listed only in Euros. I shouldn't have to go to another sight to figure out what the price is. You want to make it as difficult as possible to buy something. Maybe you are ashamed of the price because it is so high?

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:13 am
by astroman
indeed, Braincell - that stuff begins to get expensive for you :wink:
I had the reverse effect recently when checking eBay US for a (hardware) Odyssey.
Since they immediately convert currencies I sat slack-jaw :eek: that cheap ???

cheers, Tom

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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:00 am
by John Cooper
Please, do not jump to any conclusions based on my choice of words "transition" and "in good hands".

Again, please have patience. I was hoping to stem the tide of rumors, but seem only to have initiated a new round!

-John

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:02 am
by petal
Slightly OT:

I don't like having the price of software listed only in Euros. I shouldn't have to go to another sight to figure out what the price is. You want to make it as difficult as possible to buy something. Maybe you are ashamed of the price because it is so high?
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Oh you mean like when we are looking at american sites?

hmm - yeah that mioght be a good idea?

Thomas :wink:

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:12 pm
by coc999
stayin alive creamware ! I " want " my old pulsar under osX :smile: ...

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 2:36 pm
by King of Snake
On 2004-01-20 11:00, John Cooper wrote:
Please, do not jump to any conclusions based on my choice of words "transition" and "in good hands".

Again, please have patience. I was hoping to stem the tide of rumors, but seem only to have initiated a new round!

-John
yeah, we're such a bunch of old women! :grin:

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 2:48 pm
by King of Snake
On 2004-01-20 08:46, braincell wrote:
I hope "in good hands" means in new hands because the old hands didn't do a very good job. Creamware has to do 2 things well. Make great products and make money and they failed miserably at the money part. Telling us that the radio software is doing well doesn't make me feel better. It's like a bandage on a wound that won't heal. I'm looking forward to the new thread.

Slightly OT:

I don't like having the price of software listed only in Euros. I shouldn't have to go to another sight to figure out what the price is. You want to make it as difficult as possible to buy something. Maybe you are ashamed of the price because it is so high?
Your objections to the prices are well known by now, but if you can show us a competitors product, either the hardware or the software that offers similar capabilities and quality for a substantially lower price I'd love to see it (and no, "free" VSTi's don't count).

Sure CW doesn't come cheap, but then nothing good ever does. I'm sure CW's products have parts that can be improved upon, but I assume CW understand this and are working on it.

The financial situation doesn't help, but how do you know it if it was the managements fault? You're always very quick to blame on the "old hands", even though due to the economical crisis CW is certainly not the only company going trough problems.

As for the prices on the website, CW is a German company. Due to the variable rate of exchange between dollars and euros it would be a lot of work to constantly keep the dollar prices up to date. I'm sure it could be done, but I hardly think it's fair to say they make it "as hard as possible" to buy the products. Well...maybe if you classify spending 10 seconds surfing to another website as "hard".

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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:34 pm
by Eric Dahlberg
Access had their booth space this year & garnered very little traffic themselves. Maybe it's a cursed space. :wink:

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 6:04 pm
by interloper
Yeah, some people need to engage logical thought prior to firing off some negative statement that might only have an inkling of truth.

What good does it do, besides stir up crap?

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 6:15 pm
by Billy goat gruff
It's always easier to pull something apart than to build.

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:22 pm
by garyb
cw stuff is CHEAP.go look around the REAL audio/music production world and see STUPID high prices.compared to consumer bullshit and garbage,yes cw is a LITTLE bit expensive.madcow-free beef is slightly higher in price than that stuff at the corporate burger stand......

since i bought my first card four or so years ago,i've seen haters and baggers go on about what a bunch of profiteers cw is while cw makes just about the ONLY product not to charge for major updates and while they gave out free plugs for christmas!i've seen the programmers trashed by those who know nothing of programming let alone how to operate studio gear.is strife and hate really what all this life is about?

damn!please give it a rest.if other manufacturers make a nice product,just smile,say "that's nice",and use it if you wish.if there is something you want from the programmers,let them know encouragingly without cursing.if there's a bug,point it out and hope it CAN be fixed and trust the company to make an effort as they always have.why not be a userbase that cw would WANT to help and work for?

as the the financial outlook,poor capitalization is something EVERY small company has to deal with in these days of the mega conglomerate.money is one of the ways to stifle competition(out advertise,flood the market or just aggerssively gather another's stock)and it is used often.although not nessessarily paid up front,it can cost a lot of money to get major magazine coverage.getting in guitar center COSTS,especially if you want any support in the sales department.gc requires horrible concessions in price from their vendors.the story of the death of acoustic(who remembers that gear)is a case in point.we like to think of business as a free for all,run by the consumer's dollar,when in reality,there are many old established networks in every industry which control the flow of capital and products.carving out a niche involves more than just what they teach in business 101.it involves cooperation from forces one might think have nothing to do with a given product.the fact that cw's doors are still open shows a fair degree of tenacity and skill.were mistakes made?MAYBE.or maybe that truck making a routine stop behind you just had break failure.........

come on cw,i like your product and i'm pulling for you.

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:59 pm
by interloper
On 2004-01-20 21:22, garyb wrote:
damn!please give it a rest.
Yes.
come on cw,i like your product and i'm pulling for you.
I'd venture to guess that 99.5% of the entire use base feels the same way.