[wdmaudiodev] Re: USB Audio Class 2.0
- From: "Mike Kemp" <mjk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:50:00 +0100
quote>I'd be surprised if there were as many Macs as Windows PCs involved in
audio production globally.<
But I bet that amongst the people who really care about audio Mac is dominant.
I went off MS audio some time ago when I read an MS white paper where
professional quality audio was defined as "audio with almost no glitches".
Though maybe that's the best that can ever be said of any non-RTOS.
Mike (having just wasted several hours trying to get 4 channel audio out of an
Intel motherboard Realtek HD audio)
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----- Original Message -----
From: Dominik Peklo
To: wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:26 AM
Subject: [wdmaudiodev] Re: USB Audio Class 2.0
The percentage of Apple's market share that is in the fancy creative
market, where high-end audio specs are important, is vastly greater than
the percentage of Microsoft's market share. Remember that 99.9% of the
Windows machines in the world are sitting on clerical desks where they
will never be required to do anything more strenuous than Word and Excel.
I'd be surprised if there were as many Macs as Windows PCs involved in audio
production globally. Certainly looking at the availability of audio production
software it does not appear Mac has any upper hand in this market. In absolute
numbers, both user bases would certainly be comparable. Ignoring a vital class
driver support is certainly not doing Windows any favors among audio
professionals. It's not a good idea to bleed users over trivial issues like
this. Disappoint the professionals/enthusiasts and they will steer others away
from your products. Doesn't sound like the thing Microsoft needs right about
now.
Because Intel wanted it. If you could find an Intel-sized partner to
push for UAC2, you'd have it in short order.
Perhaps we do need to mount some cross-industry initiative to give Microsoft
a belated wake-up call?
Regards,
Dominik
On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Tim Roberts <timr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dominik Peklo wrote:
>
>
> I wonder how Apple did the math then, especially considering the
> fractional OS X market share.
The percentage of Apple's market share that is in the fancy creative
market, where high-end audio specs are important, is vastly greater than
the percentage of Microsoft's market share. Remember that 99.9% of the
Windows machines in the world are sitting on clerical desks where they
will never be required to do anything more strenuous than Word and Excel.
> It's not like we talk about a ground up development of a whole new
> class of device - it's just adding support for a 10 year old revision
> of a 16 year old standard already supported.
Well, an 8-year-old revision, but that doesn't change your point.
> Why did Microsoft choose to bother with HDAudio support when they
> already supported AC'97 and I don't recall customers craving for
> anything more?
Because Intel wanted it. If you could find an Intel-sized partner to
push for UAC2, you'd have it in short order.
--
Tim Roberts, timr@xxxxxxxxx
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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