[wdmaudiodev] Re: USB Audio Class 2.0
- From: Dominik Peklo <dominikp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 13:26:48 +0800
> The percentage of Apple's market share that is in the fancy creative
> market, where high-end audio specs are important, is vastly greater than
> the percentage of Microsoft's market share. Remember that 99.9% of the
> Windows machines in the world are sitting on clerical desks where they
> will never be required to do anything more strenuous than Word and Excel.
I'd be surprised if there were as many Macs as Windows PCs involved in
audio production globally. Certainly looking at the availability of audio
production software it does not appear Mac has any upper hand in this
market. In absolute numbers, both user bases would certainly be comparable.
Ignoring a vital class driver support is certainly not doing Windows any
favors among audio professionals. It's not a good idea to bleed users over
trivial issues like this. Disappoint the professionals/enthusiasts and they
will steer others away from your products. Doesn't sound like the thing
Microsoft needs right about now.
Because Intel wanted it. If you could find an Intel-sized partner to
> push for UAC2, you'd have it in short order.
>
Perhaps we do need to mount some cross-industry initiative to give
Microsoft a belated wake-up call?
Regards,
Dominik
On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Tim Roberts <timr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dominik Peklo wrote:
> >
> >
> > I wonder how Apple did the math then, especially considering the
> > fractional OS X market share.
>
> The percentage of Apple's market share that is in the fancy creative
> market, where high-end audio specs are important, is vastly greater than
> the percentage of Microsoft's market share. Remember that 99.9% of the
> Windows machines in the world are sitting on clerical desks where they
> will never be required to do anything more strenuous than Word and Excel.
>
>
> > It's not like we talk about a ground up development of a whole new
> > class of device - it's just adding support for a 10 year old revision
> > of a 16 year old standard already supported.
>
> Well, an 8-year-old revision, but that doesn't change your point.
>
>
> > Why did Microsoft choose to bother with HDAudio support when they
> > already supported AC'97 and I don't recall customers craving for
> > anything more?
>
> Because Intel wanted it. If you could find an Intel-sized partner to
> push for UAC2, you'd have it in short order.
>
> --
> Tim Roberts, timr@xxxxxxxxx
> Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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