zerocrossing wrote:... This holiday season there was only a single sale (Flexor) in the entire Scope store. It seems that developers aren't even thinking that the Scope system is a viable place to make a living. ...
well, they don't just think it - they KNOW it - sadly from experience
(I won't repeat a rant that's more than a decade old, but after all customers get what they deserve)
no cash spent - no plugins following
Universal Audio can trick folks into thinking they got real hardware for bargain
(because they have rights to use original brands/labels in aggressive marketing)
people don't buy on quality (let alone listen), but on opportunity: stuff is famous, stuff is expensive, I saved $$$
THAT is the only thing that sells
you have to consider investment versus return - forget anything in recreating 'Scope as we know it'
if you could (let's assume) fund the project, you just wouldn't get it delivered in this century
go figure WHY it's never been broken up and exploited ...
it's just not worth the effort
the technology may be among the most smart solutions available - but only usable in that narrow context
(after all the hardware is the true protection: without a physical box to run on, it's useless)
cheers, Tom