Re: On Luddites and the Use of Machines: Apropos of FCPX

[Jeremy Garchow] "Those who are using FCPX, and generally like it, they can "see" the potentials of it... There are those who have used FCPX, don't like it or it doesn't fit their workflow, and can only see it for what it is today in the here and now. So, yes, you are all right. FCPX is simultaneously kludgedly amazing, and not working."

Jeremy, I agree wholeheartedly. This is a great summary of much of the debate here.

I've said before that I see tons of potential with FCPX -- but right now, that potential is pretty much all I see. Apple broke trust when threw away something that did work reasonably well and replaced it with something that might work amazingly well, someday.

I don't disagree with Bill D. about what FCPX could be. I'm just not sure that's what it will be.

I do agree with Simon U. that all the updates we've seen so far could well have originally been slated for launch, which would mean that all the rapid development we've discussed could also be delayed development.

I'm not writing FCPX or Apple off entirely, but I need to see more before I'll believe like I used to.

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