Following a blog post earlier today, the answer is yes, Apple did update its dotMac service.
The answer to the other question is no, I’m not disappointed at not having renewed my membership. As I was saying, Apple would have had to go a long way to make the offer worthwhile, but I don’t think I could be happy even though they did upgrade the service quite a bit.
But let’s go back to this later on and see what exactly has been announced today.
Archive for August 7th, 2007
I’ve recently purchased an Xboard 25 Midi keyboard but so far I didn’t quite have time to use it much.
But yesterday I had a sudden drive for checking it out a bit more thoroughly and I’ve done a fair bit of research on free VST/AU/RTAS plugins.
I’ve found quite a few of them, starting with Orca. It’s got quite weird interface to be honest, but it’s particularly great for producing crystal clear, deep bass sounds. I like the Flapping preset pictured below.
I’m writing this before it actually happens later today: ever since I left dotMac last week (because I’ve decided not to renew my account), I’ve had this feeling that Apple is going to update the dotMac offer real soon.
Yesterday, dotMac users reported that they’ve received an email from Apple telling them that the service would be unavailable for 2 hours today. First, it’s rare enough for Apple to actually warn users before maintenance happens. Second, Apple has announced some time ago that there would be a special event today, meaning they’ve got some new stuff coming our way.
Now, it’s not very difficult to make the link between the two and guess that dotMac may be updated.
Should I be disappointed at not being a member anymore? I’ll have the answer later tonight, but to be honest Apple has to go a long, long way to make the offer worthwhile. 99 € a year is a steep price…
