See, the whole thing is, it doesn't matter what ANY of us say. In reality, the number 1 thing on Akai's mind right now is selling units. It doesn't matter what a rep tells us might happen or not. If the controllers sell very well, then they probably won't even have to take the time to fix bugs and/or add features, because they've already sold well.
My take on this is the more that they can sell, the better that they can do in the future, and if they keep on being successful, then they can then hire more staff to work on software and hardware updates. The less successful they are, then who knows what might happen. I've been watching Akai for a second, and it seems that this new product line came out of nowhere, but we all know nothing happens overnight.
As far as my experience with Akai, I haven't had to really message them to get any help, I've found it on my own (and this forum.) I don't know too much specifically about how they operate, but they are a legitimate business it would seem. Kind of like that movie with Will Smith where he's trying to sell that machine, 'The Pursuit of Happiness' I believe. They're trying to sell their product, but no matter how good or bad it is, it's still going to sell based upon how they hit the market.
I, for one, was hoping Akai would just make a beefier MPD series, but when I seen these on their website, I was instantly interested. Although they seem to be being a direct competitor to the Maschine, I'm sure Akai has something up their sleeves that will make this all worthwhile.
