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

[Aindreas Gallagher] "do we think, given its diminished size, its performance in delivering this pre beta software for sale, and its financial insignificance to apple"

I thin Apple intends FCPX to sell hardware. The hardware will be the significant financial thing. The question is FCPX capable of selling hardware. Apple hasn't delivered a complete software package yet. This first update is interesting. It's usable but not the "leader" they hope it will be. It's a beacon down an unfinished road. It's hard to know what timeline is "viable" for Apple... and the market for that mater. It will take at least another update or three. We'll have to see about Hardware, Server, SAN integration. I do thin Apple is racing against a "market clock."

Maybe in some respects NeXT computer is the closest analogy. Innovative OS and Hardware... it failed... on the other hand it may well have had a lot to do with lessons Jobs learned and Apple's later success.

We need a more complete picture of a maturing FCPX, Apple's next round of hardware, how this NLE is supposed to work as an integrated/modular package.