Another way to look at it is "complete audio solution" that SF is just now beginning to offer with SF 5.0 and Vegas Audio. I think we would all consider CDA an integral part of that - the point after all is eventually about burning CDs! Keeping CDA would complete SF's offering to PC user with a 100% SF audio solution - wav to disc - so to speak.
CDA wasn't their biggest money maker, and the $300 price tag didn’t help matters, especially when every burner had something included for free. I myself use Music Match when I just want something quick and easy for mp3 to disc. The fact that it is an audio-only product is also part of the problem. But CDA was never about that, and I for one didn't buy it for either of those uses. We all know profit isn’t the only reason to do things, even for publicly traded companies!
One solution may be to pick a few burners - like the hugely popular Plextor Plexwriters - and OEM the program to the drive manufacturer as a bundle. Certainly there is a market for professional audio CD creation. I've created many a CD masters with CDA, and there is nothing even close to it, PC or MAC. I’m sure that SF is committed to keeping their users on the PC with the best tools they can provide. In that respect, CDA is well worth the effort.
CDA wasn't their biggest money maker, and the $300 price tag didn’t help matters, especially when every burner had something included for free. I myself use Music Match when I just want something quick and easy for mp3 to disc. The fact that it is an audio-only product is also part of the problem. But CDA was never about that, and I for one didn't buy it for either of those uses. We all know profit isn’t the only reason to do things, even for publicly traded companies!
One solution may be to pick a few burners - like the hugely popular Plextor Plexwriters - and OEM the program to the drive manufacturer as a bundle. Certainly there is a market for professional audio CD creation. I've created many a CD masters with CDA, and there is nothing even close to it, PC or MAC. I’m sure that SF is committed to keeping their users on the PC with the best tools they can provide. In that respect, CDA is well worth the effort.