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Uhm, Michael with that logic you need to also ask why Apple doesn't have a demo version of FCS. They do have FC Express 4 but that is still about $199 retail and is very limited as well.
Also MC software can be run on a mid line PC running XP SP2 while a comparable iMac or Macbook would be roughly $1000 more to run FCS so the Apple product really isn't less expensive than Avid's MC.
Putting all that aside, Avid is offering a educational discount on MC software and the MC Mojo SDI.
To answer your question, my personal opinion as to why Avid (or Apple) doesn't offer demo's is that they are not interested in growing their market share. They are both satisfied with the market saturation that they are at and are only interested in growing the higher end (film and broadcast). For Avid, selling one Symphony Nitris DX seat is worth at least 8 times a Media Composer software license. So that's why they're getting rid of Xpress Pro so that it doesn't compete with Liquid and they'll have less "low end" they'll have to support and develop.
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