http://www.soundonsound.com/news?NewsID=19556

sonarman1
Seems sos spoiled the show. Too late Bakers or SOS rushed 

Late people are always creative 

which seems to happen, especially with sources across the pond, has happened to several big players and then the source pulls the announcement,
 
Maybe SOS has a different clock in their office thats running fast?

I don't suppose the third one's goona be that big. Provided Noel never mentioned anything that new in that interview while talking about features.

martinh
Call me less than excited.    My prediction: Resources will likely be shifted to Mac development, then there will be PC and Mac Versions with different features and capabilities, and the PC version will eventually become the stepchild. The programming world tends to be very Mac-centric, and the attitude is usually "we'll develop this new idea on the Mac, then do a half-assed implementation on the PC." 

Or more likely, the two versions will be developed concurrently like Adobe apps. And if the OSX version is a success then that means more revenue for future development of both platforms. Having to develop a feature for two platforms doesn't double your costs, so provided they use some of the extra revenue to take on new development staff, it's a win win situation for users. 

I'm glad those that have been requesting a Mac version are now going to get it. I am not disappointed but a little underwhelmed. I don't have any use for a Mac version. Now I see the Linux crowd will want one too.
 
I guess the reason for the lifetime upgrade is to give us something to be happy about. 
 
Though in the end this may mean more positive press for CW. 
 
At least the Apple people will have to wait awhile. 

jps
http://www.soundonsound.com/news?NewsID=19556

OH goodie the 33rd link, thanks for that. 

When Cake published the upcoming announcement date on their website, users immediately started to speculate about a Mac version. So the "big" news is not so big afterall.
As PilotGav said, call me selfish but after signing up for lifetime updates, I was kinda hoping for something else (PC) to be announced.
Oh well......Economy is very, very slow and I dont blame Cake to try cashing in on Mac users. I really don't care about Apple products, so I can't help feeling a little "betrayed"...but I totally understand, from a company standpoint.

Jim Roseberry

burkek
I actually hope it's an announcement that Sonar is migrating to Mac. It's the only thing preventing me from moving to the 5K iMac. As a photographer and sometimes videographer, I've been drooling for that screen. It has always been my music apps that have kept me committed to the PC.
 

We have a 5k iMac here that's been upgraded.  (Support for Mac clients running VE Pro)
32GB RAM, replaced the 2TB Fusion drive with a real SSD, replaced the CPU with a i7-6700k
It's a nice machine (now)... but it's a *royal* pain to work on.
 
Anything other than swapping RAM means peeling off the screen.
Need to replace the boot drive?  The screen has to come off. 
While certainly possible, you've got one shot to get the screen back on right (using double-side adhesive tape).  
Even if you're super tech-savvy, this will get your blood-pressure going.  
Once inside, working on the iMac is sort of a cross between a laptop and a mini-ITX machine.
Tight space... (if you want to get to the CPU, you're essentially disassembling the entire machine)
While currently (ironically) the fastest Mac you can purchase (faster than the current generation Mac Pros), you can't add anything internally.  That means all additional drives have to be either Thunderbolt or USB3 (external).  
You've got a total of 4 USB3 ports and 2 Thunderbolt.  
Thunderbolt drives are outrageously expensive.  ie: 1TB conventional HD is $200.
I typically use 7-8 total drives on my main DAW.
To duplicate this setup with a Mac, it's $2k to $3k just for drives.
 

This is so true, but it just got me thinking....maybe you can now get into making Hackintoshes.
It might not be a bad idea.  I know from a support issue it might painful, but from what I've been reading about them for DAW use, many people are running stable systems and you can put much more power than what you can get with a regular Mac for far, far less money.
 
I'm going to now consider building one now just to see if I can get Sonar Mac running on it.  

We PC Users will be the new help line for the Mac users.
 

John
I'm glad those that have been requesting a Mac version are now going to get it. I am not disappointed but a little underwhelmed. I don't have any use for a Mac version. Now I see the Linux crowd will want one too.
 
I guess the reason for the lifetime upgrade is to give us something to be happy about. 
 
Though in the end this may mean more positive press for CW. 
 
At least the Apple people will have to wait awhile. 

But you haven't seen the third announcement. Keep refreshing the site. It will be there momentarily. I think long time users will be happy.