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my point is basically that i think it is poor form on access' behalf to announce and then no info for two months - not even an update.
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im not so sure. its a cut throat business and ive seen alot of well known companies capitalising on the loyalty of its customer base at the expense of a couple thousand pissed off people up until its eventual launch. valve did this on half life 2 for instance only everyone had to wait 14 months instead of 3. needless to say, that didnt stop people pre ordering it months in advance of release, and it didnt stop it selling millions. it didnt stop people from never buying valve products again, which is what everyone would have to have done to effectively protest against this kind of marketing. as evidenced by the fact that half the people here pre ordered the virus TI on the strength of access's claims as to the machine's capabilities? well that just shows that access really had little to lose by doing this. and to be frank, i dont blame them with competition like roland and korg seemingly forging away at their next digital masterpeices.
its all well and good saying its poor form on access, but this type of company behavior is pretty much the norm if the stakes are high, and if they make as much money as they do from an as yet non existant, non functional product, then good job access - i like the way their brand name has so much weight to it - its more pressure on them to not fuck it up when the TI eventually
does launch.
EDIT: hollowcell - i cant believe you staked your mother's life on the authenticity of that indigo 3 8O you must not value your mother's life that much seeing as blank/jasedee saw through it instantly. *grin* you should definitely try to photoshop a virus modular or a nord lead 4. get some more people whipped up into a frenzy. *grin*