Re: [Finale] sibelius UK office closing (?)

2012-07-05 Thread Darcy James Argue
Avid aren't moving the Sibelius jobs to the US. They are moving the jobs to Eastern Europe. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 5 Jul 2012, at 5:31 AM, David H. Bailey wrote: > On 7/4/2012 2:23 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: >> Really? They'd go from their paid former jo

Re: [Finale] sibelius UK office closing (?)

2012-07-05 Thread David H. Bailey
On 7/4/2012 2:23 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: > Really? They'd go from their paid former jobs to go work on a FREE piece of > software….. > > That is fantasy. Avid is keeping Sibelius though…..so I doubt they would let > key programmers go for it. > Well, yeah, it's a fantasy -- all the stuff we're

Re: [Finale] sibelius UK office closing (?)

2012-07-04 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Really? They'd go from their paid former jobs to go work on a FREE piece of software….. That is fantasy. Avid is keeping Sibelius though…..so I doubt they would let key programmers go for it. On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 10:10 AM, David H. Bailey wrote: > On 7/4/2012 10:55 AM, Darcy Jame

Re: [Finale] sibelius UK office closing (?)

2012-07-04 Thread David H. Bailey
On 7/4/2012 10:55 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: > One quote from an anonymous Sibelius employee: > > "This is heartbreaking, it took us 15 years to build this business and it > took Avid 15 months to wreck it.” > > http://www.pro-tools-expert.com/home-page/2012/7/3/avid-to-close-uk-sibelius-office.

Re: [Finale] sibelius UK office closing (?)

2012-07-04 Thread Darcy James Argue
One quote from an anonymous Sibelius employee: "This is heartbreaking, it took us 15 years to build this business and it took Avid 15 months to wreck it.” http://www.pro-tools-expert.com/home-page/2012/7/3/avid-to-close-uk-sibelius-office.html Remember when Avid acquired Sibelius and the prevai

Re: [Finale] sibelius UK office closing (?)

2012-07-04 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Jari, Yes, I saw that the UK office is closing, which I'm guessing means that virtually none of the current staff will be retained. I feel especially bad for Daniel Spreadbury, who was exceptionally diligent, accessible, hard-working, and a great ambassador for the product. Needless to say,

Re: [Finale] sibelius UK office closing (?)

2012-07-04 Thread Jari Williamsson
On 2012-07-04 14:21, SN jef chippewa wrote: > > lots of inconsistent information but something to keep an eye / ear on... The main UK office (the original Sibelius office) is going to be closed by AVID, that was confirmed yesterday by Daniel Spreadbury. Unclear what's going to happen with all th

[Finale] sibelius UK office closing (?)

2012-07-04 Thread SN jef chippewa
lots of inconsistent information but something to keep an eye / ear on... Jul 3 2012 Sibelius Will Stay with Avid, But Sources Report Principle Sibelius Office to Close http://createdigitalmusic.com/2012/07/sibelius-will-stay-with-avid-notation-remains-strategic