+1 A good summary of the current state of affairs.
..."Cruft". Haven't heard that word for years...

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jsg
It's not only software. Everything humans make is imperfect in some way or another. Why? Because we humans are imperfect in some way or another; how can imperfect beings created perfect products?

 
That's probably true. But all my hardware gear (digital ones) worked/works as expected and has rarely needed repair.

when the design engineer has control over both the hardware and instruction systems the chance of anomalies are reduced. 

rabeach

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jsg
It's not only software. Everything humans make is imperfect in some way or another. Why? Because we humans are imperfect in some way or another; how can imperfect beings created perfect products?

 
That's probably true. But all my hardware gear (digital ones) worked/works as expected and has rarely needed repair.

when the design engineer has control over both the hardware and instruction systems the chance of anomalies are reduced. 

Yeah, closed systems...   big difference.   I remember how Reason was always considered practically bulletproof based on what it was/is. 
 
And all of discussions aside, I still prefer the monthly release schedule.   Maybe I'm lucky that I don't run into any serious bugs and have no need for a "gold" release.  And maybe... I'm not alone.   Either way, I doubt a thread on a forum will actually have any effect on CW's current business model.    Besides, I'm looking forward to those Spring updates... 

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rabeach

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jsg
It's not only software. Everything humans make is imperfect in some way or another. Why? Because we humans are imperfect in some way or another; how can imperfect beings created perfect products?

 
That's probably true. But all my hardware gear (digital ones) worked/works as expected and has rarely needed repair.

when the design engineer has control over both the hardware and instruction systems the chance of anomalies are reduced. 

Yeah, closed systems...   big difference.  

Sounds to me like you're talking about hardware-related issues (e.g. stability issue, driver issue), which I don't have with SONAR. I only have software issues. I think that the track folder button not working properly or audio clips landing on a wrong Take lane has nothing to do with hardware. 

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stevec

rabeach

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jsg
It's not only software. Everything humans make is imperfect in some way or another. Why? Because we humans are imperfect in some way or another; how can imperfect beings created perfect products?

 
That's probably true. But all my hardware gear (digital ones) worked/works as expected and has rarely needed repair.

when the design engineer has control over both the hardware and instruction systems the chance of anomalies are reduced. 

Yeah, closed systems...   big difference.  

Sounds to me like you're talking about hardware-related issues (e.g. stability issue, driver issue), which I don't have with SONAR. I only have software issues. I think that the track folder button not working properly or audio clips landing on a wrong Take lane has nothing to do with hardware. 

Being an engineer I view this system as being comprised of a three prong subsystem; embodying hardware, the instruction set, and the user. It would be speculation on my part to comment as to the source of your issues.
 
I was originally opposed to the current cakewalk model but have no problem with it as implemented. The key element for me is being able to own the software after a years purchase. As far as bugs in software are concerned I don't adhere to the myth that they are an eventuality. I believe they are the result of a universal business model that has been embraced by consumers and producers alike over a long period of time. Anomalies are an endemic aspect of our capabilities in what we build, bugs on the other hand are what we acknowledge as an unacceptable divergence from the stated goal. As far as I can determine at this point there is no way completely out of this paradigm other than the development of new technology. Of course the detonation of an impulse weapon would require we start all over and give us pause to reflect on past directional pathways allowing us to implement an improved model. But nobody would want that to happen.