I raise my hand ... :) Now ... who is responsible for getting funding?
Z -----Original Message----- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@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] > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as generic668 at yahoo.ca. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/generic668%40yahoo > .ca > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as Syed.Hosain at aeris.net. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/syed.hosain%40aeris.net Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.