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Subject:Re: FrameMaker versus Interleaf From:Steve Fouts <sfouts -at- ELLISON -dot- SC -dot- TI -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 17 Jan 1995 08:55:48 CST
Mike Uhl says:
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|} My impression is that Frame simply has marketed their product better
|} than Interleaf. Remember Beta versus VHS? Interleaf has also stumbled a
|} bit with their Windows and Macintosh versions.
|}
I don't think this is really accurate. Interleaf is a much larger, and
more capable tool than Frame and, fittingly, it costs a lot more. I'm
going to get sniped at for saying this, but the average Joe/Jane in
the street doesn't need this thing to pop out a hundred and twenty
pager every so often.
Those of us that need and use all of the advanced features on a
regular basis are pretty glad it's around. I wouldn't want to do
the job I'm doing with anything less.
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