dont people hate Roland for doing this?
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Itās already happening, innit? Again, look at Polyend Endless. Whether we love or hate it, thatās moot. If the market direction is heading there and who knows? Maybe it will fail. But by the looks of it, whether one asks for it or not, that mod firmware scene is already happening and M-Wave just announced they approve of these mods.
Itās not about outsourcing the development, although, Iāll argue some of the latest hardware releases it feels like we are the paying beta testers anyway. And I am not suggesting my framework is correct, but whether it works or not, we donāt know. But itās already happening. M-Wave just OKād mod firmwares for their hardware. There are precedents already. Look at the App Store and iOS. Maybe TE runs a firmware store on top of their hardware sales, and pre-approve these mods? As for the current engineers and coders in TE, I guess thereās proof that updates can come faster using AI as a tool, and maybe their jobs will pivot to mod firmware checkers.
Anyway Iām just sharing IMHO, what could possibly happen. Iām not some tech or music industry expert. Probably just a load of garbage what I just said.