scd wrote:I also have a very hard time here to stay focused on my initial goal: answering questions and digging up good ideas for future 5k OS. Some people here make that really hard.
Boele
Whether you like it or not you are pretty much like a Criminal Lawyer defending an accused Child Molester.
It not your actions or intent you are catching the sins of the fathers.
Akai JP laid some pretty ugly ground work it's associates and customers and unfortunately Akai US now owns that.
My suggestion to help you it to keep your direction clear and as Jahrome said look forward.
Focus more on what Akai is doing and will be doing not what they have done or should have done.
Let the 4k die, Akai did so it's not a good place to stick your neck out.
It's nothing personal to 4k users since 4k users have already come to terms with this years ago.
Help users to see that Akai US is trying to stand behind it's current products the 500/1k/5k better than Akai JP did and give people time to heal.
Akai JP earned it's bad rep and we all know that when you look at the association (Akai/Alesis/Numark) all those companies have been suspect at one time or another.
Don't get caught up in that show people the improved methods and better cust support.
Your frustrations won't help Akai, yourself or users.
Stay positive and focus on the real agenda.