also new macOS Final Cut coming soon, it says it needs 10.6.6 to sync to Mac so that means new desktop verison
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Apple Announces Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad With Subscription Models
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That was my first thought which leads me to believe that maybe they really do have so much to cover at WWDC that they really didn’t have time to talk about this. It would make sense and only makes WWDC appear more interesting.
I have no need for either app, but a subscription model does not bode well for the future of Apple software. Seriously disconcerting.
A subscription model sucks unless they also give the option to buy it. Subscriptions are great for the majority of people who don't need the software permanently and are just playing around and it sucks to see the iPad remain treated like its only target is those people. Buying it on Mac should make it available on the iPad for download like all the other apps.
It shows because Apple doesn't want to take care of it, not because of lack of money. It's the richest corporation in the world we're talking about. If they wanted to keep it up to date, they would've. They're just doing the bare minimum with software.
Someone who doesn’t have a clue what they’re talking about jumping on the bandwagon of being upset at subscription model because everyone else is, even though it has zero impaxt on them whatsoever. Like half this forum.
That is not how companies work. You can’t just blow through one departments budget and start taking budget from another department.
I doubt it would be THAT dumbed down. Even GarageBand (free) does most of that, including basic automation and AU plug-ins support. LP for iPad is going to be compatible with GB projects too, so that sketchy beat making workflow was already covered. With the FILES app, you can connect a NAS or SSD and access your projects that way too. FILES does connect to OneDrive, so it should all be supported natively.
Office is indeed a great example. I got my students version of Office 2008 for Mac and it worked wonderfully until ca. 2018, including all updates. By then MS had long switched to Office 365 subscription.
I do want one-time purchases that get updated to new x.0 versions for a reasonable price. I‘m even willing to pay for certain minor updates.
The subscription way creates a huge dependency on the customer side, especially if one builds a subscription based production environment. You cancel a subscription, your house of cards collapses.
I would argue that for $5 a month, or $50 a year, (for a software that used to cost $1K back in the day), it's not that bad actually...
Exactly! That's totally worth $50 a year IMO
They did that because now they can do a tada at WWDC: Final Cut Express for just $0.99/month
I can only assume they have too many other things to tell us. At least that's what I'm telling myself.
In many cases it is and I'm sure the iPhone sales alone fund a ton of stuff Apple does.
Does this suggest we're getting a rather packed WWDC? Surely this could have been a HUGE announcement and got a lot of press. Maybe just too much other stuff to get through?
FCP on MacOS never had any paid upgrades so why would they want to implement that here? They'll make a lot more revenue on subscriptions anyway.
This collapsing house of cards scenario is FUD. Virtually all Fortune 500 companies rely on subscription services for their Microsoft suite, and many others. If you want to change from Office to Google Docs, you build a migration path. Both are subscriptions at the enterprise level, FYI.
The price reflects how useful this would be. As in, not very.
Really tried again to use my iPad Pro the other day for work and it’s just so limited and painful to use. And I’m just talking about reading something from one app and putting it into a spreadsheet on the other. Was so easy on my Mac, but I gave up trying to use it on the iPad. Just too awkward.
I expect the same from this. Would love to have some actual audio or video professional tell me I’m wrong and that they were able to use this for work in a way that justifies the subscription.
Apple really needs to back off the idea that the iPad can replace a proper computer. It just can’t. Doesn’t mean it’s useless, but that is not its use.
In many ways that is illegal. Antitrust laws are partly why these divisions inside Apple have their own revenue streams and are reported individually.
Hopefully they’re saving this for WWDC. And hopefully it’s not a subscription.
iMovie is Final Cut Express. Just like GarageBand is Logic Express. They are more likely update those two apps and retain compatibility with the “Pro” apps for premium features. At most they create a new Bundle (like an iCloud Pro tier) where you get these subscriptions as well as iCloud storage. Businesses need a “AppleOne” type plan.