Something like 'you'll never have to deal with the class of idiot you get on KVR ever ever again?'trimph1 wrote:As for a buyout...if someone comes with an offer that would put you in a better footing...
Because I can see how that would sell it.
Camel Audio ceasing sales? [Update: CA acquired by Apple]
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35449 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
Because I can see how that would sell it.
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- KVRAF
- 16977 posts since 23 Jun, 2010 from north of London ON
Gotcha...whyterabbyt wrote:only about fifty.trimph1 wrote:Wasn't there a post about how the new tax would not have had that big of an impact?whyterabbyt wrote:Sounds likely. Wonder why noone suggested it before now.Tricky-Loops wrote:Maybe they had some legal problems, and the new EU tax rules had an impact, too?
Barry
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
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- KVRAF
- 4141 posts since 11 Aug, 2006 from Texas
To summarize what we actually know to be true:
1. Camel Audio no longer sells anything on their store or the Apple App store. It seems some 3rd party resellers are a little slower to stop selling so far.
2. No one from Camel Audio has posted on this, or any other forum, as to why this is the case.
3. Registered users can login to the CA website and download installers and soundest for what they own until July 7 2015.
4. It's not possible to re-download the Alchemy mobile app or the in-app-purchases. There are some tools to save off what you currently have on a mobile device though: http://discchord.com/blog/2015/1/9/rest ... grade.html
And to summarize the speculation (and a bit of emotional hysteria) on this thread:
1. CA went out of business because of EU tax laws.
2. a personal tragedy happend.
3. the source code was lost.
4. Apple/Spectrasonics/NI/u-he/Cockos/pick-your-company bought them.
5. We'll know the answer at NAMM.
6. We'll know the answer at summer NAAM.
7. We'll never know the answer.
8. CA knowingly screwed all its users.
9. CA was a good company and wouldn't screw all their users.
10. CA was in financial trouble.
11. CA was financially fine.
12. CA screwed the sound designers it employed.
13. CA was very kind and generous to the sound designers it employed.
14. CA cared about its user-base.
15. CA was yet another company that was only in it to make money.
16. Piracy made this happen.
17. Since a user can now change their contact info on the support page it's legal to resell Alchemy.
18. After July 7 it should be ok to obtain Alchemy by any other means.
19. A guy I met at a pub who I really trust told me Apple bought them, so that's true.
20. CA should offer refunds because...well because!
21. The CA terms-of-service has changed at some point in the near past.
I'm sure I missed a few conspiracy theories and other sub-threads.
Feel free to return to the full-on speculation and witch hunt.
1. Camel Audio no longer sells anything on their store or the Apple App store. It seems some 3rd party resellers are a little slower to stop selling so far.
2. No one from Camel Audio has posted on this, or any other forum, as to why this is the case.
3. Registered users can login to the CA website and download installers and soundest for what they own until July 7 2015.
4. It's not possible to re-download the Alchemy mobile app or the in-app-purchases. There are some tools to save off what you currently have on a mobile device though: http://discchord.com/blog/2015/1/9/rest ... grade.html
And to summarize the speculation (and a bit of emotional hysteria) on this thread:
1. CA went out of business because of EU tax laws.
2. a personal tragedy happend.
3. the source code was lost.
4. Apple/Spectrasonics/NI/u-he/Cockos/pick-your-company bought them.
5. We'll know the answer at NAMM.
6. We'll know the answer at summer NAAM.
7. We'll never know the answer.
8. CA knowingly screwed all its users.
9. CA was a good company and wouldn't screw all their users.
10. CA was in financial trouble.
11. CA was financially fine.
12. CA screwed the sound designers it employed.
13. CA was very kind and generous to the sound designers it employed.
14. CA cared about its user-base.
15. CA was yet another company that was only in it to make money.
16. Piracy made this happen.
17. Since a user can now change their contact info on the support page it's legal to resell Alchemy.
18. After July 7 it should be ok to obtain Alchemy by any other means.
19. A guy I met at a pub who I really trust told me Apple bought them, so that's true.
20. CA should offer refunds because...well because!
21. The CA terms-of-service has changed at some point in the near past.
I'm sure I missed a few conspiracy theories and other sub-threads.
Feel free to return to the full-on speculation and witch hunt.
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35449 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
Too obvious. Needs more panic, and insinuations of deliberate malevolence.bharris22 wrote:I think a buyout is the only thing that makes sense here, especially as it appears developers and sound designers working on Alchemy 2 were not even advised. The silence seems very uncharacteristic of CA, and if they were having some troubles of some sort that required money, I would have assumed that they would run a "going out of business" sale or at least given everyone some advance notice.
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An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- KVRAF
- 2236 posts since 23 May, 2005 from West Country, UK
With the obvious exception of Tony I generally find people on here of above average intelligencewhyterabbyt wrote:Something like 'you'll never have to deal with the class of idiot you get on KVR ever ever again?'trimph1 wrote:As for a buyout...if someone comes with an offer that would put you in a better footing...
Because I can see how that would sell it.
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- KVRAF
- 14739 posts since 19 Oct, 2003 from Berlin, Germany
Both theories were mentioned several times at this point.whyterabbyt wrote:Sounds likely. Wonder why noone suggested it before now.Tricky-Loops wrote:Maybe they had some legal problems, and the new EU tax rules had an impact, too?
Though I'd also wonder who would go a "legal dispute" route?
This is one of the BEST comments I've read so far - proper community action.Tricky-Loops wrote:KVR people even supported the founder from Nomad Factory when he was seriously ill, they would have helped Camel Audio, too.
I mean, we mourned for deceased developers, the community tried to get in touch with certain other developers to revive specific tools (Synth1 comes to mind), people jump in on charity sales and the cancer treatment sale for Nomad Factory's main developer.
I agree with Tricky-Loops...
If something was up, or seriously going wrong... the community would have kicked of an avalanche to help the company. Assuming that they didn't bit their backs before.
It's the weekend, let's wait a couple of days. Maybe answers will come in through either source. Close friends, retailers, etc. And answers would really be great, to stop the theories as well.
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- KVRAF
- 16977 posts since 23 Jun, 2010 from north of London ON
Keep on trollin' troll. Just keep on trollin'TonyVegas wrote:Quick recap for anyone just checking in now:
... "Get these money bags loaded up fast man! I think they're on to us!" ...
... Meanwhile, back at KVR ...
Barry
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
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- KVRAF
- 3053 posts since 6 Jul, 2013
Thanks for helping me test out a valuable KVR site feature I'd not previously used...TonyVegas wrote:Quick recap for anyone just checking in now:
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- Banned
- 10196 posts since 12 Mar, 2012 from the Bavarian Alps to my feet and the globe around my head
During the buyouts I've experienced no website and shop was taken down, only the owner changed but the website & shop continued. Would be a very unprofessional buyout if they closed everything...
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- KVRAF
- 16977 posts since 23 Jun, 2010 from north of London ON
Aawwww geeesh!!!lnikj wrote:With the obvious exception of Tony I generally find people on here of above average intelligencewhyterabbyt wrote:Something like 'you'll never have to deal with the class of idiot you get on KVR ever ever again?'trimph1 wrote:As for a buyout...if someone comes with an offer that would put you in a better footing...
Because I can see how that would sell it.
Barry
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
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- Banned
- 18651 posts since 2 Oct, 2001 from England
I know the boys at CA liked a drink and a smoke.... maybe, after giving greenpeace its cut, they pissed all the money away...ThomasHelzle wrote:"Financial problems" makes no sense to me.
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35449 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
:sigh:Compyfox wrote:Both theories were mentioned several times at this point.whyterabbyt wrote:Sounds likely. Wonder why noone suggested it before now.Tricky-Loops wrote:Maybe they had some legal problems, and the new EU tax rules had an impact, too?
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."