I agree, but at my age I cant say it's been that way all my life. Over my years I have sworn off many companies swearing I would never buy from them again only to have something new from technology that had me buying that name again. On the other side of the coin obviously over the years many companies have been my go to until suddenly they start putting out crap, in fact it's a risk of dealing with the so called best companies because unfortunately sometimes it's true, once you reach the top there is only one direction to go.JerGoertz wrote:+1Saukar30 wrote:I'm with himjacqueslacouth wrote:Absolutely none...I have never got this notion of brand loyalty in any aspect of life. If I like and want a particular product and there is value in its purchase I buy it. If your company starts producing crap or price gouging on the back of previous success then expect to get dropped like a hot potato.
Companies You’ll Buy Anything From
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- Rad Grandad
- 38041 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world. It requires profound, purpose‐larger‐than‐the‐self kind of understanding.
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- KVRAF
- 26033 posts since 20 Oct, 2007 from gonesville
I'm cultivating a dysfunctional relationship with Amazon. I really hate the whole idea of Amazon but I want shit delivered fast and free so I started up with it again. It's not a relationship with Amazon as a singular entity, it's a relationship with a number of entities selling under the umbrella "Amazon".
Except for Amazon Prime for streaming content which appears to be "Amazon" per se.
Several things there I wanted to see over a couple of years, but it was like oh well, it's Amazon so I guess I'll miss it. Now I'm watching the things.
But it's a dysfunctional relationship kind of with America. For instance USPS boldly lied to me about a delivery which never happened. I have it documented, Amazon apologized for a "carrier delay" which "occurred" on Thursday, which matched USPS tracking. Then on Saturday I get an update informing me it was left on my doorstep around 9 hrs before the notice of the occurrence of the delay where they admitted they didn't actually know when it would be arriving. And USPS tracking scrubbed the original and replaced it with the lie.
It's kind of hilarious now but it rather pissed me off. Their success rate getting shit to me is not all that high to tell you the truth.
Except for Amazon Prime for streaming content which appears to be "Amazon" per se.
Several things there I wanted to see over a couple of years, but it was like oh well, it's Amazon so I guess I'll miss it. Now I'm watching the things.
But it's a dysfunctional relationship kind of with America. For instance USPS boldly lied to me about a delivery which never happened. I have it documented, Amazon apologized for a "carrier delay" which "occurred" on Thursday, which matched USPS tracking. Then on Saturday I get an update informing me it was left on my doorstep around 9 hrs before the notice of the occurrence of the delay where they admitted they didn't actually know when it would be arriving. And USPS tracking scrubbed the original and replaced it with the lie.
It's kind of hilarious now but it rather pissed me off. Their success rate getting shit to me is not all that high to tell you the truth.
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- KVRAF
- 9578 posts since 6 Jan, 2017 from Outer Space
I should get into programming, you are a potential steady customer...Michael L wrote:MuTools, U&I Software, Melodyne, SoundHack, Photosounder, Toneboosters, Iced Audio, Michael Norris, CWITEC, Tritik, Big Tick, Camel Audio (back then), Trevor Wishart, Syntonica, Monoplugs, mucoder, Versilian studios, Greenoak, SPC plugins, Michael Klingbeil, virtualcreations, Xenakios Software, LiquidSonics, Alex Hilton, H-Pi, Evil Turtle productions, NuSofting, Illiac software, Dynamic Tonality, Robby Kilgore, Miller Puckette, Ajax Sound, Applied Acoustic Systems (not presets).
Especially mentioning Trevor makes me think it could work out...; - )
H-Pi is interesting, a friend of mine has a Megaplex (predecessor to the Tonal Plexus), and the only way to get it running smoothly was to replace all of his custom made software by a Max patch... (it had to be integrated into Max anyway...)
Its easy to buy a complete Miller Puckette collection, even for me...; - )
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- KVRAF
- 5383 posts since 25 Jan, 2014 from The End of The World as We Knowit
Only if you are eccentric enough. In some ways, each of them has been a pioneer within an obscure niche. OTOH, I own no 'mainstream' u-he, NI, Fabfilter, RP, Arturia, Waves...Tj Shredder wrote:I should get into programming, you are a potential steady customer...
You could afford everything from quite a few of themTj Shredder wrote:Its easy to buy a complete Miller Puckette collection, even for me...; - )
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- KVRAF
- 26033 posts since 20 Oct, 2007 from gonesville
I like NI, but I'm not likely to buy the new drum 'n bass instrument or the Tim Exile stuff, it just isn't 'me'. But I did buy Massive around 8 yrs after I first heard of it.
I buy selectively and purposefully. It's easier to talk about which entities I will never buy from. A lot of what we buy is not unique and there's competition for that slot.
I buy selectively and purposefully. It's easier to talk about which entities I will never buy from. A lot of what we buy is not unique and there's competition for that slot.
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- addled muppet weed
- 111304 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
exactly, i may already own everything company a has released, it might all be amazing. but if they released a 303 emulation, doesn't really matter if it nails the original to me, it's not something id personally use so wouldn't buy it.
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fluffy_little_something fluffy_little_something https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=281847
- Banned
- 12880 posts since 5 Jun, 2012
I would buy a washing machine from Korg.
It might make more sense to ask for companies people would never buy anything from.
It might make more sense to ask for companies people would never buy anything from.
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- addled muppet weed
- 111304 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
ford.fluffy_little_something wrote:I would buy a washing machine from Korg.
It might make more sense to ask for companies people would never buy anything from.
i can't drive.
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- KVRAF
- 3220 posts since 23 Dec, 2002
None that would make me turn off my ears, suspend critical thinking and blindly open my wallet. There are some companies that I have been very impressed with and I look forward to their product announcements even if I don't purchase.
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- KVRAF
- 4801 posts since 1 Aug, 2005 from Warszawa, Poland
I can. And I still wouldn't buy a ford.vurt wrote:ford.fluffy_little_something wrote:I would buy a washing machine from Korg.
It might make more sense to ask for companies people would never buy anything from.
i can't drive.
Korg washing machine on the other hand...
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- KVRAF
- 10151 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
Marks & Spencer
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- KVRAF
- 10151 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
Smith and Wesson
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- addled muppet weed
- 111304 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
haribo.