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Old 12-17-2011, 11:56 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by White Tie View Post
'Never' mentioned doesn't seem very accurate to me, but I take your point.

Dunno; perhaps some manufacturers get their impressions of DAW market share from their retailers, which traditionally has probably been a fair method for accessing that information. Like many other online-based products, however, Reaper has very little presence in the bricks'n'mortar retail market, which is only one of the reasons you could suggest how out of touch those places are.

The question of celebrity endorsement is a simple one, from my perspective. It is a system with such widespread corruption (oh god, like you would not believe) that its impossible for the end user to know whether any endorsement or 'casual interview mention' is authentic. Unauthentic endorsement is, I would guess, still much the minority taking the market as a whole, but for some companies it would be majority of their marketing message, and its very effective; users love to swap stories of the 'pr0s' that they think use the same stuff as them. It makes the whoile practice effective but essentially meaningless to the degree where engaging with it is just ...lame. Who uses Reaper is their own private information, which is a very good thing ...perhaps some very impressive people and organisations use Reaper, but that should have no impact whatsoever on any single user deciding if Reaper is appropriate for them. That decision should be made solely on the basis of the trial and how well Reaper might 'fit' for them. That way, everyone who comes to Reaper will do so for honest, accurate and transparent reasons.
Celebrity endorsement doesn't mean so much to me after talking to world class bassist Jeff Berlin at a guitar show. I asked him what kind of bass he was playing because the logo was covered by a piece of electricians tape. He said it was built by Peavey. I asked what was up with the tape covering the logo and he said it was because Peavey wouldn't pay him to play it.

Now he plays a signature Jeff Berlin bass by Dean guitars. I guess he found someone who would pay him. (So that tells me that all things being equal, an endorsement doesn't mean that much.)

Based on what I've seen, the endorsement of software could be as corrupt as it gets.
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