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Re:Apple unveils biggest update to Logic since the launch of... by p_l on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @11:42AM (#23155192)
It's the perception. It might not be "rock" star anymore, but genericised "music superstar", yes.

Like many other things involved in this decision, it's the perception that matters, not facts.

Re:Apple unveils biggest update to Logic since the launch of... by ueueshitashita on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @12:01PM (#23155515)
> It might not be "rock" star anymore

That's the point, the "rock" stars aren't making any money in the industry like other pop acts anymore - they're mostly doing their own thing on Patreon and streaming on Twitch.

Re:Apple unveils biggest update to Logic since the launch of... by chipotle_coyote on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @01:19PM (#23156638)
If they're recording music, they can certainly still use Logic to do it, and Apple wants to give them reasons to keep doing so. It's hard not to notice that Apple has been courting YouTubers really heavily over the last few years.
Re:Apple unveils biggest update to Logic since the launch of... by p_l on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @07:04PM (#23161183)
It's not about whether they make money.

It's about whether the end result is that the brand gets associated with the idea of "cool creative".

It's a common theme in many areas of Apple after Jobs return, including the whole Apple Store design.