Good point(s) John. It has been, in computer terms, millenia since the FM thing and soundchip business died. But the dead horse seems to love flogging. Even now when the horse is bloated and smells bad.

Because there are so many apps that still use midi the technology sits there, silent for the most part. At times a website or something fires up the old midi player thing, hidden under the generic player.

Midi plays one note after the other, and often sounds 'cheesy' due to the precise timing etc.

RealTracks are the same concept, but with phrases instead of tiny samples, and humanized by real players. This is where your computer comes up with something that's going to be hard to duplicate.

Microsoft might do well to borrow from Linux here. Market a musicians version of the o/s with something akin to Garageband, some DAW thing, an updated midi sounds and heaven knows what they could roll in there. So you could get.

An O/s tweaked for, and optimized to do music, including some software that covers most bases. (Only $99 more)

An O/s tweaked for movie making.
An O/s tweaked for still photography.
An O/s tweaked for security. Comes with cameras, a home security system, remote monitoring, and the box includes a silver plated S&W. LOL

John Conley
Musica est vita