Replacing Framemaker

[Peter Gold]

IMO, the real deal maker/breakers go something like:

* What do you need to do now, and perhaps going forward, that FrameMaker 
can't do now, that some other product does?
* What do you need to do now, and perhaps going forward, that FrameMaker 
can do now, but some other product does better?
* Is the real total cost of migrating from FrameMaker to some other 
product worth the advantage(s) that it provides?
* Is there value in retaining FrameMaker in your workflow as you 
incorporate some other product for its advantages?

HTH
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Regards,

Peter Gold
KnowHow ProServices

Art Campbell wrote:
> Rick,
> The statement was made in 2004... not that the timing changes things a
> lot, but FM is looking more viable from 2007 than it did back then. I
> think. ;- )
>
> Art
>
> On 2/5/07, Rick Quatro <frameexpert at truevine.net> wrote:
>> Hi Becky,
>>
>> I am as bullish on FrameMaker as anyone, but it is not inaccurate to 
>> say the
>> FrameMaker "is starting to show its age." As for "lack of recent
>> development," there have been few noteworthy improvements in 
>> unstructured
>> FrameMaker since version 6 improved the book window. As Frame users, 
>> we know
>> that there has been a lot of action in the structured Frame arena, 
>> but to an
>> outsider looking in, the quoted statement seems quite reasonable.
>>
>> Rick Quatro
>> Carmen Publishing
>> 585-659-8267
>> www.frameexpert.com
>>