but gettin back to the point, akai aint releasin the new os till they make mad loot off sellin the mpc1kblak and mpc2500 to clowns like wildstyle that will gladly sell their original mpc1k for half price to save up for the newer shiit
without getting into this rediculous feud, let me address this point as if it were made by someone else and not thepillage.
i've heard this theory kicking around and i must say that it's full of holes. i sincerely doubt akai is holding out to make people with 1ks sell theirs and get the next higher product - it doesn't make any sense, and NOT MANY PEOPLE WILL DO IT. not enough, anyway, to hold out on us. there's not enough of a reward to justify this kind of thought process.
see what i'm saying? they won't profit that much from people like wildstyle who "upgrade" because the mpc1000 doesn't have software features he/she needs. that's just bonus to them.
think about percentages - do you think the percent of mpc1000 red/blue users who upgrade to blk and 2500 really would be enough to justify this mindset?
i doubt it. there must be something else at work, either much more simple or much more sinister
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