If there is a way to Free Cakewalk up, then perhaps

I'm not sure there would be interest unless SONAR was cross-platform, or Apple does a serious stumble and falls out of favor among musicians.

I honestly don't think a Windows only DAW is financially viable at this point. 

SONAR's reputation as a brand has already been destroyed by what Gibson has done and how this was handled. There is no recovery or future from this. Without a team who already knows the code it becomes a liability, and long time users are fleeing like rats from a sinking ship. All of the components required to attract a home are already eroding at breakneck speed.

mettelus
SONAR's reputation as a brand has already been destroyed by what Gibson has done and how this was handled.

This quote speaks volumes with me.
 
I am one of the biggest Sonar fanboy's ever. But I believe it is too late to ever re sell Sonar again.
About a week ago I felt a little different, I probably would have bought Sonar again if a new company had purchased the code and re branded it, but the way this has been handled has me a bit concerned.

I think a lot of things are changing in this world and a lot of company's that I thought would be around forever are now perished.
"The Boston herald" just claimed bankruptcy this week. They were not pre pared for everyone using their phones to get information and thought paper would last till the end of time. (I did too honestly).
 
But to get back on track, The ole mighty Desktop computer.
Is it just me or are they becoming a thing of the past. Even the laptop.
I mean we use them for DAW's and Gamers use them but everyone I know now uses their phones for everything.
A surface, an Ipad. But the desktop and laptop will probably be diminished in sales in other 5 years.
 
It was a big change going from analog to digital 15 years ago but im curious as to what is next.

chuckebaby
But to get back on track, The ole mighty Desktop computer.
Is it just me or are they becoming a thing of the past. Even the laptop.
I mean we use them for DAW's and Gamers use them but everyone I know now uses their phones for everything.
A surface, an Ipad. But the desktop and laptop will probably be diminished in sales in other 5 years.

I see it as the market fragmenting.
 
Back in the day, the desktop was all there was. Crunching numbers, games (as they were back then),
typewriter functions and, when it arrived, surfing the net and e-mail, that's all there was.
 
Now, stockbrokers still need power and four screens, as do scientists and engineers doing
simulations, gamers as you say, etc. will still prefer a desktop.
 
People typing up letters, doing spreadsheets and presentations on the way to a client
never really wanted a big box on their desk. So the laptop fulfilled that function.
 
Then there's people wanting to check e-mail, train times, traffic situation...
They don't even want a laptop. So the smartphone fulfills that function.
 
Smart watches are struggling to find an application. For most use cases,
the screen really is too small.
 
Less clunky glasses will probably work. In industry and medicine, certainly.
But I cannot see myself preparing a spreadsheet using smart glasses.