The regular Cross app has just moved to universal (i.e. same app downloadable on both iPad and iPhone with only one purchase).
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I am assuming that if an update of the remote is in the making, it will follow the same strategy.
I think, so purely speculation, that they just look at the "sales" figures for Cross Remote and had to conclude that it was a little used app. I have had it, played around with it for a bit and decided not to integrate it into my standard setup.
While I can see some of the functionality come in handy, I thought it looked outdated when I got it (couple of years ago I think) and it was too much an attempt to look like a controller on my iPad. It's a remote after all, not a replacement. Just my personal opinion.
I'd be all for a simple few buttons/faders remote app that I could run of my iPhone in case I needed the option to start a track, mute a channel, change volume or anything from within the room for some reason. I wouldn't need to be able to sit at the bar or a table and do everything I could behind the controller/laptop.
Nice clean GUI, essential functionality on one screen, one or two extra screens for some extra things.
Oh well, I guess we'll see what the future brings.
If I have a say in the matter, Cross 4.0 and Cross for iPad/iPhone should be WAY higher on the priority list. With limited resources that means that development on some of the other products has to slow down or even stop.
As with many companies, it is about focus. Personally I think Cross should pick its 2-3 most popular and successful products and toss all the irrelevant other things they have. Total focus on those products and develop the heck out of them. Make the products as complete as possible (including mapping for all controllers, good support team, easy webshop, UPDATED manuals, instructional videos on Youtube, etx.) and become really good at one or two things, rather than trying to have a finger in every market.
Or make each product a profil and loss center with a central marketing and support structure. That way market succes determines which products come out on top, but all products will have their own " management" that has only to focus on ONE product.
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