Agreed.... I was just pointing out that if the current trend continues firewire will soon be a thing of the past especially with USB 3 ......plus it is much harder if you have a laptop without firewire to install it. That said audio companies always seem to lag behind the PC manufacturers with specs often bringing out new models with all but obsolete technology. Probably because they have a ton of stuff to shift so it lies gathering dust on shelves and R&D costs so much for new stuff. My pal bought a new arranger keyboard and the software etc was so way out of date.....it even had a floppy drive.....in this day and age.