Linux as a third option for Steinberg to branch out would be an advantage than a disadvantage.
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Well seeing companies like Studio one for example are beta testing Linux while Bitwig studio is fully supported natively. Steinberg is much bigger than those two combined.
Clearly, your mileage may vary. But you asked, and I answered, and since the point’s now being belabored, I’ll add I think it’s a waste of time that would otherwise be better spent conjecturing on any number of other things. Innumerable other things. 
Chewy
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I fully understand that. And of course money is always a consideration. But thats not the question you asked….
To answer the question asked, I personally have no interest in Linux. And I doubt I ever will.
Might want to get a poll going if you want some numbers to back up your argument. 
And this is exactly why the music industry is never going to switch.. Nobody making actual money doing this for a living has time for that crap. That’s why they stick with Windows and Macs that dont need anything done to make them suitable for real time audio.
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You completely lost me with this sentence. Hard disagree.
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Where is @MrSoundman ?
No. I would not now, or ever switch to Linux, nor do I want to dilute the development resources at Steinberg to support another OS. Windows and Mac are the winners, just face it. And which of the many distros of linux should they support? There are too many to count. Stay focused on the main OSs and make them the best in class.
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I had my fair share experience with several dists of Linux over the last 20+ years and no, I wouldn’t want to use it for a music production.
Even the “simplest” distributions can be the biggest PITA when something goes wrong. So no, I don’t want to spend another day trying to fix an external drive being not recognizable by the system. I don’t have time for this. Playing with OS was fun for me when I was 14 years old until I was about 30. Now I just want to turn on my machine and work in DAW - nothing more. Unfortunately, my last adventure with Linux distro, which lasted less than one day, didn’t make me want to switch, quite the opposite.
I also don’t want Steinberg to split resources for another OS maintenance. With just current two, they have hands full of work - so many bugs to fix and new updates are bringing even more - this should be their priority.
Sorry, I’ve been away … had to take a month off to build a new Windows 11 machine and begin transferring years of configuration from the perfectly capable Windows 10 rig that Microsoft has arbitrarily decided to stop supporting!
Anyhow, here’s the link to my original post from 2014, when support for Windows XP ended …
… and the pattern (of, well, shall we loosley refer to it as “discussion”?) has not changed.
The thing that most fascinates me is how threatened people seem to be by the very idea that another OS option might become available – nobody would be forced to use Linux.
Let the stoning begin.
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As said before I’d definitely go for it. But the main restriction would be that all the VSTs would need a Linux version too… I hardly doubt that this is gonna happen in a near future.
But thinking of Steam it happens too. I only play on Linux and am very happy with it. But again that’s just personal taste. I think it wouldn’t make much sense to evangelize people :).
Linux doesn’t work like that and Distros are derived from others like Debian, Arch Linux, and Redhat.
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I didn’t make this discussion to force every happy Mac user to convert by any means that up to them. it was just a friendly gesture and seeing other major DAW’s giving native support is something for Steinberg to look out for.
Then Enlighten us on which DAW that exist today doesn’t have any stability issues? The end user behind the DAW can shove a ton third party plugins and some are practically bloatware that can make any DAW work harder and eventually will crash out. Not everyone in here are running the same configuration or have your machine.
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Personally I would never switch from Windows to Linux cause why would I change something that just works.
That being said, what about making Cubasis on Linux and see what the interest is, before making Cubase run on Linux. Just an idea. If Android is basically Linux then it should be straight forward to port Cubasis over.
Android and Linux aren’t the same thing or ecosystem. that would be like saying MacOS 7 and macOS 15 Sequoia are the same thing. which they aren’t since the latest MAC OS is built with a Unix base which Linux shares that similarity.
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I don’t think this is a valid point - Windows (up to 95?) was based on DOS, didn’t look like DOS.
I think Linux’s main selling point is that the OS itself doesn’t sniff around the user. There’s no telling what programs may do.
… and nobody is asking you to. Those of us who also use Linux would just like to have the option of not having to use Windows or Mac.
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Actually, the OP specifically asked, “What would you think? Would you jump at a Linux version of Cubase?”
I think answering thusly is fair. 
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