This is nothing new with developers.  Waves announced not too long ago their plugins officially support FL Studio. Waldorf seem to have dropped of the planet at one time.  The most popular VSTs like Sylenth, Spire, Massive seem to function well in Windows.
 I admire the people who rely on the built in effects packaged in their DAW and not relying on 3rd party VSTs. Veteran Reason users do that but now with REs people do come across problems. 

The New Industry Standard :-D
 

Bottom line is if one of us Sonar users starts getting hit records, Sonar will be snapped up into the "industry standard" pantheon. You get a hit with it, everyone wants to use it. That's how these thing go.
 
I'm working on those hits. Wish me luck.

In places where MAC is "standard" the discussion about Mac vs PC is rare, and if so' it's a 1 minute uninspired exchange. There are much bigger fish to fry regarding the artists, the budget, the label, the managers, the food, the mix, the publishing etc etc.

Use the tool you love and get on with it.

sirdavidabraham
In places where MAC is "standard" the discussion about Mac vs PC is rare, and if so' it's a 1 minute uninspired exchange. There are much bigger fish to fry regarding the artists, the budget, the label, the managers, the food, the mix, the publishing etc etc.

Use the tool you love and get on with it.

That's a great point...   I suppose these discussions are much more important to those (like us) who are not in those studios, working on those projects.    

stevec
That's a great point...   I suppose these discussions are much more important to those (like us) who are not in those studios, working on those projects.    

Indeed

Most of what I've seen on the "other side" is MP3 references and then a request for stems if someone likes what they hear.

samson7842
Bottom line is if one of us Sonar users starts getting hit records, Sonar will be snapped up into the "industry standard" pantheon. You get a hit with it, everyone wants to use it. That's how these thing go.
 
I'm working on those hits. Wish me luck.

Look up J.R. Rotem
 
The main problem in many cases is that once you are "big enough" you get stuck in a studio that uses ProTools or Logic.  Basically this is more or less what happened to Rotem, he had some big hits using sonar, but even he had to move to ProTools because of the environment he was placed in to work.  

The "industry standard" is Pro Tools.
 
Pro Tools is garbage.
 
Don't take it as in insult.

I heard the US Navy...and a lot of other countries use Sonar.

Quote from J.R. Rotem

"When I listen to the beats I made in Sonar, they still sound fatter and warmer than the sounds in Pro Tools. I don't know whether it's to do with the programs' respective algorithms or the MOTU soundcard I used with Sonar, but there's a warmth and punchiness in Sonar that I have not been able to replicate in Pro Tools. I try to compensate with all sorts of analogue sound simulating plug-ins, and it's not a day-and-night difference, but I cannot tell you that Pro Tools sounds better. I also really enjoyed the creative process in working with Sonar, and continue to look back on it very fondly. Switching from Sonar to Pro Tools was a lot of work. I had to export every single audio file from Sonar!"