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Re: Is Robohelp Going Away

Subject: Re: Is Robohelp Going Away
From: Lou Quillio <public -at- quillio -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 12:00:52 -0400


Bill Swallow wrote:

Me, I think it won't make a difference either way. Products come and
products go, but products don't stop working and technology and needs
are bound to change the way we work regardless.

I don't see this as a big deal. Just something different.

That's a sanguine view, certainly correct, and I agree.

What it *will* do is generate software and training costs that, given Adobe's proud pricing, can be significant for independents.

"'Customers are calling for integrated software solutions that enable them to create, manage and deliver a wide range of compelling content and applications - from documents and images to audio and video,' Bruce Chizen, chief executive of Adobe, said in a statement."

http://nytimes.com/2005/04/18/technology/18cnd-adobe.html

"Integrated"? Chizen's saying, in effect, that customers are calling for the integration of Adobe and MM. Are they? At what cost and for what benefit -- and to whom? Sounds like he means "stockholders". Not the same thing. Who eats the cost of churn?

LQ

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Re: Is Robohelp Going Away: From: Damien Braniff
Re: Is Robohelp Going Away: From: Bill Swallow

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