Apple Reportedly Lays Off 40 Final Cut Employees

Hopefully that doesn't mean that Final Cut sales are slowing. So many annoying people pirate it instead of paying.

This could just be them attempting to centralize the team.

Well, it seems a natural move since none of the applications in Final Cut Studio seems to fit in an iPad Apple world.

^^^ I would hope that is what they are aiming for because from those that I know that use it they really like it. Also not sure if 40 is a large number of software employees for one program and how they were placed within the development structure of it as well.

All I can say... a trimming fat move, these were not programmers

Yes, it seems, that Apple (Jobs) sees it's future as an iGadget company. So, it is questionable, if there will be more refreshes to the Pro section of the Mac Computers.

Does this mean, they will in the comming years drop the Computer manufacturing all together?

It's always terrible when companies make these kind of moves. Apple is doing so well now, why lay people off when they've billions of excess capital in the bank?

I don't know what the Los Angeles team does, but I do believe Final Cut Pro professional phone support comes from Austin.

Austin is also the headquarters of AppleCare.

I hope this isn't the beginning of the end of FC.. I guess then I would have to start to re-learn avid and that god-dam red arrow!

Hopefully that doesn't mean that Final Cut sales are slowing. So many annoying people pirate it instead of paying.

I have never heard of anyone pirating it. It is one of the few applications for Mac that requires a key.

All I can say... a trimming fat move, these were not programmers

I hope you are right!!! :(

I have been worried about the pro area with Apple lately! The hope I see is that they just took Logic and Aperture 64bit! Why would they do that if they are going to ditch the pro apps? And if they were going to get rid of any pro apps, I think they would start with Aperture, then Logic, and Final Cut last. Final Cut is HUGE in the industry!

I am a video producer and I don't want to imagine my life and profession without FCS and Macs! :(

Apple can make all the gadgets they want, iPhone, iPad, whatever, I don't care because I love those products too, but PLEASE don't abandon us Apple! You have been the professional creative tools maker for so long and have done such a good job!

I know things have been slow lately in the pro area, but I think that was a combination of the recession and the pro apps not being 64bit and optimized to use all the technologies in Mac OS X like Open CL and Grand Central. I don't think many pros want to upgrade to an 8-core Mac Pro with 32 GB of RAM when the pro apps like Final Cut can't even take advantage of that! I have to say I was a bit disappointed with FCS3! We also need another LED Cinema Display bigger than 24", preferably 32"! Bake some Shake into Motion as well!

If FCS was 64bit and optimized for Snow Leopard, I would wait for the Mac Pro refresh on the horizon and drop $20,000-$30,000 EASY on a new system and software!

COME ON APPLE make us proud!