future of FrameMaker

[Kelly McDaniel]

Only if it's shinier.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-
> bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:03 AM
> To: Framers
> Subject: Re: future of FrameMaker
> 
> Why do programs always have to "go" somewhere to be worth using? As
long
> a company supports it's products, tries to fix the bugs and is keeping
> up with other tools of it's kind, there does not have to be a major
> overhaul in each version. That's the myth that software companies like
> to perpetuate, in order to give people reasons to keep upgrading to
new
> versions. I think it's mostly psychological.
> 
> Do you buy a new car every time the next year's model comes out with a
> few new features?
> 
> Regards,
> Shmuel Wolfson
> 
> 
> 
> Peter Gold wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Bill Swallow
<techcommdood at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> They just invested a ton of work into not only FM8 but also to RH 6
so
> >>  the two tools can work together.
> >>
> >>  This topic comes up regularly, and yet FM hasn't gone anywhere.
> >>
> >
> > This could fit nicely into  a thread on a tech-writer's list about
> > words with double meanings.
> >
> > Does "hasn't gone anywhere" mean "FrameMaker development has been
> > static while the world around it has moved on," or does it mean,
> > "FrameMaker is still here in the building, and performing its heart
> > out, live, 24x7x365?"
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Peter
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