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There are a few. Cockos makes an amazing Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) that competes with the top names in the industry. While much of the rest of the indust

There are a few. Cockos makes an amazing Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) that competes with the top names in the industry. While much of the rest of the industry is moving to subscriptions or jacking prices, Cockos has kept their prices extremely low and push new releases consistently.

nitwit005 3y ago
A history of doing the right thing doesn't matter in the slightest, unless you can somehow guarantee their leadership won't change (or is unlikely to, at least).
- BHSPitMonkey 3y ago
  > A history of doing the right thing doesn't matter in the slightest If we all thought this way, certainly there'd be no incentive for anyone to do the right thing at all? A good track record should be rewarded, up until the point when it stops. You shouldn't trust any company indefinitely, but there are a few that you can trust "for now".
  - sobkas 3y ago
    > > A history of doing the right thing doesn't matter in the slightest > If we all thought this way, certainly there'd be no incentive for anyone to do the right thing at all? A good track record should be rewarded, up until the point when it stops. You shouldn't trust any company indefinitely, but there are a few that you can trust "for now". They are doing "right thing" now so later when they dominate market they will be able to squeeze you like a lemon. Scorpion and a frog situation. It's just in their nature.
  - nitwit005 3y ago
    I suspect the incentive to care about company reputation has genuinely decreased. I'll note companies seem genuinely okay with being on lists of the most hated brands in America. Edit: typo
  - freeone3000 3y ago
    When does the “for now” stop? When is a brand actually a mark of a certain quality and when is it a facade for a swapped tooling line backed by a dozen products? We might have had reliable brands once, but no longer — now all products have to be evaluated individually.

nitwit005 3y ago

A history of doing the right thing doesn't matter in the slightest, unless you can somehow guarantee their leadership won't change (or is unlikely to, at least).

BHSPitMonkey 3y ago
> A history of doing the right thing doesn't matter in the slightest If we all thought this way, certainly there'd be no incentive for anyone to do the right thing at all? A good track record should be rewarded, up until the point when it stops. You shouldn't trust any company indefinitely, but there are a few that you can trust "for now".
- sobkas 3y ago
  > > A history of doing the right thing doesn't matter in the slightest > If we all thought this way, certainly there'd be no incentive for anyone to do the right thing at all? A good track record should be rewarded, up until the point when it stops. You shouldn't trust any company indefinitely, but there are a few that you can trust "for now". They are doing "right thing" now so later when they dominate market they will be able to squeeze you like a lemon. Scorpion and a frog situation. It's just in their nature.
- nitwit005 3y ago
  I suspect the incentive to care about company reputation has genuinely decreased. I'll note companies seem genuinely okay with being on lists of the most hated brands in America. Edit: typo
- freeone3000 3y ago
  When does the “for now” stop? When is a brand actually a mark of a certain quality and when is it a facade for a swapped tooling line backed by a dozen products? We might have had reliable brands once, but no longer — now all products have to be evaluated individually.