RE: [microsound] nn spew

[Christopher Sorg <csorg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> (re)posting nn's personal slams against the employees of Cycling 74 is
> really uncalled for...if someone has a beef with how Cycling 74 conducts
> its business then please take it up with the company directly...nothing
> positive comes from posting nn spew here...

It may be off-topic, I'm not sure, but I sure found it to pique my
curiosity...interestingly enough the only people responding to those posted
comments were members of Cycling'74 themselves, defending themselves, of
course.  I assume that Cycling'74 has only half of the story, right?
Besides, I learned a lot from investigating the dispute and discovered more
about Max/MSP in the process.  I'd like to know more about NN's claims,
however.  I mean, it's not like Cycling'74 is giving us their software, the
posts are somewhat disturbing and many people are still using NATO as a
professional performance tool (for example, the Nobakuza Takemura/Tortoise
show).  Being an informed consumer is an okay thing, even for IDMers.  I am
*not* suggesting by any means, to engage in rumor-mongering.  Max/MSP, I am
now convinced, is a fine tool and deserving of it's reputation and the hard
work put into it, but I don't think it helps to just sweep the comments
under the bed, all hush-hush like.  Think of the newbies, at least...

Chris
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