Music Software Popularity Top Ten Rankings – Q4 2006

This survey is reportedly based on Search Engine queries during the fourth quarter, but the results seem somewhat off to us. DigiDesign’s Pro Tools scored first place followed by Steinberg Cubase, in the Music Software Internet Popularity Index for the Fourth Quarter 2006. The poll was conducted by an organization known as the Digital Music Doctor. The third and forth place products, Adobe Audition and FL Studio, are still...

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RealNetworks Fourth Quarter Profits Tank

RealNetworks’ profits tanked during the recent fourth quarter due to a reduced payout schedule from Microsoft. Towards the end of 2005, RealNetworks negotiated a $761 million, out-of-court antitrust settlement with Microsoft which buoyed the company’s profit line while masking their mediocre earnings. Now that the payouts are diminishing, the real profitability story is emerging. During the fourth quarter, settlement...

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