All.
heres a rare "mini rant"/thoughts from me on how us consumers of tech can protect ourselves in the coming years.
(like many pg users i worked in tech for a few years)
1. win 11. if its user friendly and doesnt get in my way i'll probably upgrade after waiting awhile to see if it causes any user issues..particularly for recording rigs like mine that are kept off the net because i want my rig kept clean of stuff or any possibility of viruses etc.
if it boots fast i'll be interested in win 11 and IF
particularly it helps recording rigs run better.
my recording rig boots fast in 5 secs or so cos its not loading all the security stuff // anti virus etc that my pc on the the net does...however if win 11 is very intrusive and wants to control my life...forget about it. in this case i'll again buy refurb pc's with win 7 or 10 on. for many years now day in/out ive done songs useing refurbs with nary a problem. with no bloatware either and never a crash. if i'm really pushed i'll find a way to do songs useing linux on refurb pc's/. and as i do now use my cheap 80 buk amazon tablet for the net/surfing/researching stuff. love it.
2. Apple. i would love an m1 mac like an imac. but i quell my lust for one by asking myself how long before its obsolete and replaced by an m2 imac ?
for me as a consumer the price of an imac is not trivial,
and i have other family commitments. just simple stuff like paying the never ending monthly utility bills.
i feel my whole darn life is bills and taxes.
my main concern with going to mac is how long will my financial investment last ? before a new model comes out ?
maybe in a couple of years buying a refurb m1 imac with warranty is a shrewder approach ? save money and any tech kinks ironed out ?
my overriding concern is...is apple (like the iphones) adopting a strategy to tempt mac users to buy a new mac model every year or so ?
if thats the strategy..sorry ..no can do ; i have other financial priorities. if however there was an upgrade path for existing users of m1 mac hardware...depending on pricing...i would probably be more interested.
another strategy is just buy older powerfull mac
refurbs that are cheap with warranty. there are lots.
3. in closeing i'm watching carefully developments on the raspberry pi computer thats sold now apparently over 30 million units worldwide. and is attracting many devs to it.
if i'm pushed now that pi runs reaper and traction daws, thats another possible future option. particularly as its 80 buks. if the pi gets a 3ghz processor i reckon things will get very interesting. cos more developers will get attracted to the platform.

why is it i get the feeling a lot of big organisations try and control my life these days ? its tiring and i'm fed up with it.
i'm sure lots of others feel the same.

best
oldmuso

my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..)
https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs
(90 songs created useing bb/rb)
(lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)