Re: The first signs of the death of final cut pro 7.... :(

Just to be clear, major changes are not limited to Apple. I suspect others will follow and may even execute better.

It certainly seems Apple rushed this out the door. Sometimes the effort to be "leading edge" can be on very shaky ground. Basically it may be a race for Apple to catchup to where they want to be vs the ability for the competitors to incorporate what they see. Actually this is Apple's pattern with several products. I think it'll be Apple's hardware that may do the cementing for the "shaky" flag planted by FCPX.

Basically it seems Apple is traveling down two paths. One is with hardware and started with Thunderbolt and may continue with the next MacPro (or what replaces it) and the other is software with FCPX. Apple has to make that symbiotic relationship worthwhile.

I think before the end of the year we may see the next Mac hardware release and one more FCPX release. It will tell us a lot.