Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

Wed May 15 09:17:27 PDT 2013

MadCap Flare is a great replacement for FrameMaker. In fact, many of our customers come from Frame. The key difference being more of a topic-based approach. MadCap Flare can be used for both professional quality print and online or mobile content...and you don't have to rent our software (we do offer subscription pricing if you want).

You can find more information, comparison charts and case studies from previous Frame users using the links below:

http://www.madcapsoftware.com/products/flare/yourreplacement/capabilities.aspx 

http://www.madcapsoftware.com/products/flare/flarevsframemaker.aspx

-- F

-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Gillian Flato
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:17 AM
To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net); Writer; craigede at hotmail.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

Isn't that what MadCap tried to do?

-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 3:06 PM
To: Writer; craigede at hotmail.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

I raise my hand ... :)

Now ... who is responsible for getting funding?

Z

-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Writer
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 11:33 AM
To: craigede at hotmail.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

I say we start a new company and create a competitor to FrameMaker! Who's with me? Anyone? Anyone?

*crickets chirp*

=D

Nadine

----- Original Message -----
> From: Craig Ede <craigede at hotmail.com>
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Cc: 
> Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2013 1:24:36 PM
> Subject: FW: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription 
> only
> 
>T his is troubling, and so one message is "buy the CS software on 
>CD/DVD  while you still can." A number of my friends, most connected 
>with academic  institutions, are doing that.
> 
> I expect Adobe is attempting to have everyone on the same page as 
> regards these applications so that one set of help files defines the 
> "current state"
> of an application. This would help a lot in terms of expected outcomes 
> when using the product. However, it requires a constant state of 
> reeducation as new features are added and different ways of handling things are introduced.
> Not that we don't have to deal with this already, but at least we know 
> if we do something in a given version, it is going to work in a way 
> that we already are familiar with.
> 
> As for extending this "the current version of the app" beyond the 
> bounds of the Creative Suite, I rather doubt that Adobe will do that 
> anytime soon. If they have their finger on the pulse of their users 
> they must realized that, for instance, in the medical device industry, 
> all tools used to produce documentation must be validated. It would be 
> impossible  (and expensive!) to validate a moving target as the apps 
> were continually being improved and the former version made 
> unavailable.
> 
> Craig Ede
> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Steve 
> Rickaby
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 11:38 AM
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription 
> only
> 
> I have just heard a rumor that the CS Suite is going to available in 
> future only on an SaaS basis, by subscription. TCS/FrameMaker could follow?
> 
> I do wonder whether the accountants that run large corporates like 
> Adobe understand how important their software is to the countless 
> thousands of freelances who have to scrape every last penny to buy it
> - but at least then they own something, not vapor that goes phut as 
> soon as you stop paying for it.
> 
> For the last two decades FrameMaker, Illustrator, Acrobat and 
> Dreamweaver have been the rocks underpinning what I do. I'm far less 
> sure about the future, though.
> 
> --
> Steve [somewhat aghast]
> 
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