Madrona Labs, maker of hardware and software for electronic music, today tweeted that Microsoft, a big sponsor of Decibel Festival Conference 2011 is trying to ban Apple Macs from the Demo/Will Call area where Madrona Labs will be presenting.
The Decibel Festival Conference 2011 is held in Seatlle in conjunction with the 2011 Decibel Festival program. The conference seeks to provide a space where artists, professionals and the public can exchange knowledge and create a supportive community that fosters networking, collaboration and promote creativity through technology.
So, how many of the artists choose Macs over Windows, do your thinK? 100% or just 99%?
MacDailyNews Take: Behold The Streisand Effect in action.
UPDATE: 6:57pm EDT: Microsoft kicked Madrona Labs out of the building. Decibel was blindsided by their last minute demands.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Tobias T.” for the heads up.]
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A desperate move !!! They are fighting for their survival …
That will be the quietest, most boring music fest ever.
Typical Ballmer shenanigans. This certifiably comes straight out of his bald head. If you can’t convince your user base to use PCs then deploy carpet bombing tactics by denying Macs from being used in sponsored events. This is the Microsoft embrace and extinguish strategy, a strategy that for the past 20 years has effectively sterilized the PC scene of Mac encroachment.
Why would Microsoft care? Every Mac sold is another potential Windows license sold.
NOT sold. Corrected it for you.
When Mac adoption becomes ubiquitous, software developers will begin porting more obscure programs to the Mac side of things. When that happens people will stop dual booting Windows on their Macs. When and if Apple makes iWork as functional as MS Office, the twin pillars of MS profitability will suddenly turn to sand.
“Why would Microsoft care?”
Because Macs expose people to a better operating system and promote open standards, while Microsoft wants people to think there’s no such thing as a better operating system than Windows and also wants to lock people into it using proprietary standards?
Plus they just love controlling public perception in order to sweep the success of their competitors under the rug while making themselves appear more winning than Charlie Sheen?
What a bunch of F*^cking losers!
with so many DJs and musicians incorporating laptops into their performances – I always look to see which platform they are using when the music suddenly stops – any guesses? win doze.
Ah that is just because there is a lot of good DJ software on Windows, its not technical shortcoming of the mac and will likely change as macs get more popular.
They must feel intimidated. ;). Go MAC
A close look at the Streisand house pictured in the link to the “Streisand Effect” Wikipedia article from aerial photos I have seen show objects along the perimeter of her property that look suspiciously like the infamous sonic fence used to protect New Otherton from the Smoke Monster in the TV show LOST.
The paranoia parallels between Streisand and MSFT are amusing.
They’ve been doing this crap for a long time.
Chrissyone?!
You going and if so, you going to crash the party with all your badass Mac style?
That move is SO typical of Microsloth. Marketshare by brute force or hold ’em hostage.
Desperation. And pathetic. No shame?…
You need to visit one of our iconic Microsoft Stores to see what the world of Windows provides for the Music Composer of today.
No one needs an overpriced Apple anymore to create or enjoy good music.
The people have spoken. Visiting a Microsoft store is akin to visiting a funeral home. You feel it’s an obligatory duty to pay your last respects to a dying MS.
“No one needs an overpriced Apple anymore to create or enjoy good music.”
You see that’s your problem: Microsoft settles (more like hopes) for good.
Apple never settles. We always get great.
The enemy of ‘Great’ is ‘good enough’.
Microsoft was convicted of antitrust behavior. Looks like they haven’t gotten over it. And if you would like to see the original prototype for a Computer Store. See Apple. Ten years ago. Nice to see Microsoft on the cutting edge.
And maybe if they just close their eyes and wish real hard the Macs will just go away.
God knows nothing else they’ve produced in the last ten years has worked any better.
How much success did they have?
I have an acquaintance who does video production work on the MS campus. For every job they are issued an edict to leave the Macs and iPhones behind. They bring them anyway but are careful to hide them when the bald one appears. He tends to throw tantrums when he sees an Apple logo.
You have to admit that Apple has enough cash on hand that it could afford to send a donation to the Decibel Festival.
Note that the original tweet states that Microsoft is TRYING to ban Macs.
It remains to be seen whether a sponsor can actually succeed in banning Macs from such a conference. Whether they manage it or not, Microsoft will be seen to be losers and a laughing stock by making their paranoia so publicly visible.
I hope that the organisers will tell Microsoft not to be so absurd and that those attending the conference and in particular those exhibiting, will make sure that Macs are seen in vast numbers.
Microsoft is holding back the productivity of large corporations by its “holey” Windows environment!
Now it wants to do the same with small businesses (artists, videographers, musicians, etc.)!
What a joke!
Update: You should change “trying to ban” to BANNED:
http://twitter.com/#!/madronalabs/status/119147273975382017
Randy Jones is working on lining up an alternate venue for his demonstration, with the support and assistance of the Decibel Festival.
“MSFT kicked us out of the building. Decibel was blindsided by their last minute demands. We will be doing guerrilla demos. Stay tuned.”
“@valhalladsp @wgparham Livid Instruments have their software running on Windows, so they got to borrow a Windows machine and stay.”
“@YourStudioGuide not “attempts”, did.”
“To everyone who asked “srsly?”, yes srsly.”
Ahh, this is the old Microsoft we know and loathe. Good to know they’ve still got the same rotten core.
This is why Microsoft and Google and Facebook are so afraid of Apple. To one degree or another, they have to *force* people to use their products, or make it so that they feel they have “no choice” but to use their products.
With Apple, we willingly and gladly choose to be their customer and buy their products, because their products are good.
Instead of this kind of negative reinforcement, Microsoft really ought to try some positive reinforcement. Like, making an operating system people will actually *choose* to use, for music or anything else.
I don’t see what the big deal is. Any creative music professional worth their salt uses Microsoft Songsmith™
Does it come standard with Clippy?
Only big ass tables allowed.
It looks like the situation has been resolved:
http://twitter.com/#!/madronalabs/status/119173846459887617
Now the question is, will this be enough to quell the shit-storm of bad publicity that is surely brewing on the inter-webs?