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Subject:Re: FWD: Anonymous tip about Frame futures From:Barry Kieffer <bkieffer -at- ims -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Tue, 3 Oct 2000 09:05:42 -0700 (PDT)
"Psssst, hey buddy, when you post this to TECHWR-L don't mention that I am the
Adobe MARCOM manager, OK..."
> My source had been told to keep
> things quiet at the moment and no details of changes etc. were
> forthcoming. However, he saw no real need for the excessive secrecy and
> felt that users needed to know that it was going to continue and not be
> phased out, certainly not for some time.
"Ok buddy, and so that not everybody moves to Interleaf with XML, BladeRunner,
QuickSilver, or some new M$ product, post that Adobe will also really embrace
XML, OK pal?"
> One thing that was mentioned
> (possibly a slip of the tongue) was that there were no real competitors to
> Frame and that Frame with XML would be the main large doc tool in the
> future.
"And buddy, make sure that you tell them TECHWR-L's that there is NO real
competition to Frame with XML. We need to get them TECHWR-L'ers drooling over
the prospect that Frame is still king. OK pal?, here is your $50."
