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Forum: General Discussion

Topic: Well dang it........
 
Inviato 2 hours ago
Serato for iOS - but 149 dollars?! 😮

OK the basic version is free, but to fully unlock....
 
thats not that bad honestly. Ive spent more on a lot dumber stuff, trust me LMAO!!
 
Looks pretty decent to be fair. A pub DJ could just rock up with their phone and a DJ2GO and off they go...... No laptop required.
 
Great idea until your phone rings, that never happens on a Friday night does it...
 
Guess you'd just put it on silent mode if working .....

Or use an ipad.
 
@locodog I had mentioned all of that to others too (there are actual issues on Algoridim forums opened for those cases lol because it seems Silent mode initially wasn't enough)

I still think people are still looking for the right solution (better portability) in the wrong option, because you still have essentially an underpowered laptop, with less input options, as opposed to a standalone which just needs a USB stick.
Apple loves this though, because they get to sell twice as many devices to DJs.

The main problem still exists - what about the hardware?

When the hardware starts consistently supporting iOS, then we have a conversation, otherwise, it will suffer the same fate as all others.

The only positive I can really see from the move is if Serato is deciding to do this, then there is a chance that future hardware will be fully class compliant (Apple made no actual change in OS restrictions in that regard), which will make it even easier for Atomix to consider doing the work having a better return on investment - they already have a better ecosystem currently to work with the library in its distribution and cloud drive support.

Also, no love for Android (lol)?
 
There rarely is any Android love for music apps in general. There's way more iOS support, and always has been. When apps come out, it's inevitable all the Android users start posting and asking why it's not supported, or when the Android version will come out....

Some simple research before deciding which smartphone or tablet to buy, will make it clear which platform will suit your needs.
 
That is true, but as Algoridim and AlphaTheta have already proven, Android support is possible, it's just more care is needed in device selection/feature reduction.
The same argument could be used to tell users to buy a Windows tablet that is Intel Based (which supports all controllers and potentially all features), but they will still argue about using an iPad and how much better it is, even though for the use case, it actually isn't.
 
I would never buy Apple anyway, and the recent price increases make their gear even more ridiculously expensive, especially for the higher storage SKUs.