here's my take on this Cark,

1) a lot of ideas like this seem to start with the assumption that PGMusic products are the "little brother" of all the REAL DAWS, and if they just adapted to what everybody else is doing, they'd be big dogs too. But I have a feeling that if we knew the world wide sales of all the products that typically show up in these discussions, PGMusic probably already has more installed customers than most of the "big dogs" (Just my opinion, I have no empirical data to back it up... just a variety of seemingly small observations through the years and a gut feeling.)

2) if you think of music making as being a modular system in which you can literally snap together the synths, instruments, effects, notation software etc that suits your work flow.. .it doesn't matter anymore if one company can do it all. Pick the best of class in every category... best synth, best notation etc.. and there are plenty to choose from... and everybody can have exactly what he/she wants already... without waiting for any of the software companies to change. PG has done an excellent job of including almost everything a person needs to make music... but they understand that some people prefer other plugins, other DAWs etc. No big deal.

3) People buy this product instead of that product because of the unique features, not because of the features everybody has. If I already own a hammer, I have very little incentive to buy a new tool kit because they added a hammer this year. But, if they add something I don't have (and want) I'll probably spring for it

4) therefore, the absolute BEST use of resources in a company like PGMusic is to keep developing the proprietary stuff that nobody else can do. And from where I sit, that appears to be the common denominator in all of the past updates that I can remember. Adding features other DAWS already offer makes no sense, because so many of us already have 5 other DAWS and one of them (or more) can already do that. If you think of the other DAWS as modules in the modular system, then All you need is a collection of modules that, as a complete system, can do everything you want to do.

5) as a module in the system, PGMusic products are best in class at intelligently generating music from a chord sheet. As best in class, many people who use other DAWS still have an incentive to add PGMusic products to their music making toolbox. Even if they never changed anything, there's nobody else positioned to steal their unique slot in the system.

6) so, why do they ask us for suggestions? Is it to stay viable as a company? No, that's already nailed down, and it ain't gonna change. They ask for our suggestions because (my opinion) it pleases these people to hear the things happy customers say about their product. I would go so far as to guess that it pleases Peter Gannon to add value and happiness to the world through his product. I believe that because the way this company conducts business is notably different than the way other companies deal with their customers.

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