"Modest" wire company. Every electron I've polled thinks they are an excellent company and they want to go down their wires more than any others. Perhaps they could acquire Avid and crimp some life back into the company. Those compression fitting tools they make can be very persuasive.
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Spraker" <avid@...> wrote:
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> Belden (a modest wire company) has gobbled up Telecast, Miranda and now Grass Valley. Who knows who can buy whom…
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> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mikeparsons.tv
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> Personally I'd like to see avid bought by Autodesk and the media composer tab added to flame and smoke :)
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> On 11 Feb, 2014, at 3:54 am, <blafarm@... <mailto:blafarm@...> > wrote:
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> >Why not sell the Super MC version for $2500/$3000. In other words, tie needed R&D expenses to incremental profits.
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> Do you mean like the differentiation that was promised to disgruntled Symphony owners years ago?
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> If and when they actually deliver on that reneged promise -- what features would be incorporated into a "Super MC" -- that didn't already belong in Symphony?
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> Unfortunately, I must agree with the statement by others of "I don't see how this ends well."
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> I currently don't see the plot ingredients that would allow for a "turn around" story. Unless, of course, Avid is acquired by a company that has deeper pockets -- and "feeder products" that could steer their user base to Avid's post production tools. A company like BMD comes to mind.
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