DV Info Net - Apple to Cut Standalone Sales of Final Cut Pro

No need to get your news at other sites, we've been discussing it here for awhile already. We have several threads on the topic; here are a couple:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=58196
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=58477

I have no idea what the long term effect will be, but we're seeing a pretty positive reaction to it around here. Personally I plan to upgrade my copy of FCP5 to FC Studio for $99. Here are a couple other comments:

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Originally Posted by Mike Moncrief

Wow the mac is now looking attractive to me..

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Originally Posted by Duane Smith

Holy cow...I bought DVD Studio Pro 4 brand-new from Apple less than 2 months ago, and now I'll be able to upgrade to the entire Final Cut Studio for just $199?

Wow!

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Originally Posted by Nick Jushchyshyn

I already own Motion 2 and have been waiting for a project big enough to justify buying Final Cut, abandoning my existing PC based NLE.
Instead, this deal does it. Now I can get the full studio suite (normally $1300) for $199. That's not just a deal, that's a flat out AMAZING opportunity.