I use Cakewalk's Sonar. I'm not so big on sequencing and looping as I am recording and manipulating. While I've never used Logic myself I've come across a lot more studios running, and a whole lot more schools pushing that ProTools crap. I might consider getting a macbook eventually, because of the firewire 800 port, but paying a premium for the thing and then having to deal with the urge to punch someone every time they felt the need to remind me what sort of computer I was using even though you'd think I'd know since I bought it, well it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I'll just get a thinkpad or a sony or maybe a toshiba.

As far as IT and pushing out crap premature products. Yeah. I think thats just how it goes. And really, from my short time spent in a cube, I've come away with the impression that IT shop's software purchasing choices are more to do with office politics than good products. IBM. Don't get me started on IBM.