Danoc wrote:As a matter of fact its less than the competition as you stated. Has more features than the competition as l stated.
End conclusion its not over priced.
CharlesRandolph wrote:
No matter what we think, the fact is, that it cost millions to put out these machines and $900 to $1200 for the live, is right in line with the competition.
Bezo wrote:We all value things differently. One's answer depends on what method they use. Price vs income, price vs competition, price vs cost of manufacturing, etc.
And we all paid different prices too, so there's that.
SupremeSoulstice wrote:I can’t believe this convo has gone on as long as it has. Bottom line, must people who purchased this unit brand new, knew they were spending the cash. It pays to research beforehand hand before pulling the trigger.
MPC-Tutor wrote:As for RnD costs, it would be interesting to look into that but I don't claim to have huge insight into this. However from my involvement in beta testing I am fairly well aware of the size of the dev team and how many actual paid staff are/were involved in beta testing...
Frisbi wrote:If everything they advertised was working right, then it would be the right price.
The problem is that they use customers as beta tester, saving money to test the unit update per update.
So they should give us MPC Live for half of the price because we worked as beta testers.
chino wrote:MPC-Tutor wrote:As for RnD costs, it would be interesting to look into that but I don't claim to have huge insight into this. However from my involvement in beta testing I am fairly well aware of the size of the dev team and how many actual paid staff are/were involved in beta testing...
^^^THIS!! Dropping knowledge incognito. This gives me a STRONG indication that the MPC Live/X development team may not be as big as everyone would expect. It is probably no where near the size needed to tackle all the bugs & streamline the OS for stability & reliability. This would account for all the missing advertised features in the beginning.
Cockdiesel wrote:I think it’s a valid discussion. Possibly something for in music brands to chew on, marketing wise.
Eyalc wrote:The popular question is why they spend time on features that are arguably irrelevant to the core user base (Splice integration most recently), when the MPC itself is still not doing what it's advertised (and expected) to be able to.
