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In reply to the discussion: Apple is getting slammed, & rightfully so, for their stupid & insensitive ad for the new iPad Pro - UPDATE w/articles [View all]EarlG
(22,092 posts)And you can use those digital instruments to create and compose things that you would never be able to create unless you had access to a full orchestra. That's great!
But you can't replace playing an instrument with a digital version of that instrument.
When I see the instruments being crushed in that ad, I think about the 1986 Rickenbacker 4003 which I've got sitting in the corner. I've owned it since 1992 and it's probably my most prized possession. I have an incredible amount of history with that instrument.
So when Apple is like, "Hey, smash that shit, you don't need it any more!" it kinda makes me think that Apple doesn't really understand me. And I say this as someone who uses Apple products and is not a Luddite.
I just think they hit the wrong tone with the ad, at least for me.