[sdiy] ot: is it true that Waldorf crashed?

[Grant Richter]

In the millions of US$. It was the Q that killed them.

When they went to purely digital instruments, the software development
costs, couple with the uncertainty of a software oriented methodology, over
extended the whole company.

This is NOT to offend software professionals, but software has never become
a mathematically reliable methodology. It is too complex and hence "iffy"
from a business stand point. Mathematically, computer systems are not
"computable" due to complexity.

The GAO estimates that software errors cost $60 billion per year in lost
productivity for the US alone. The problem faces all of mankind. Our
infra-structure is based on a technology that is not actually controllable.

But it is the best we have at this time.

> From: Peter Grenader <peter at buzzclick-music.com>
> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 07:39:44 -0800
> To: Paul Maddox <P.Maddox at signal.qinetiq.com>, "Sdiy (E-mail)"
> <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] ot: is it true that Waldorf crashed?
> 
> Oh man  - this is terrible.  Does anyone have an idea how big sales wise
> Waldorf was in there prime?
> 
> - Peter
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Maddox wrote:
> 
>> Martin,
>> 
>>> I hear rumors that Waldorf GmbH www.waldorf-gmbh.de
>>> has crashed. Is this true?
>> 
>> http://www.waldorf.synth.net
>> 
>> its worse than that jim..
>> Waldorf filed for bankruptcy 5th of feb 2004.
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
> 
>