John, words are important. I read your entire post. I disagree with virtually everything you stated in it. Based upon the comments there and here (and presumably elsewhere, from what I gather), it appears that I am not alone in disagreeing with you.
<sarcasm> Oooooooooh! You hear that? You'd better take my position, because I'm not alone! </sarcasm> The bottom line is, it doesn't matter if we disagree or agree. You've made your feelings on the topic perfectly clear. Over and over and over and over again. And then you make your same tired point(s) one more time just for good measure. Why continue to stir the pot that isn't yours in the first place? By the way, the notion that the ACP program was intended to serve as an advisory board or steering committee for the product could not be more off base. The ACP program is 100% marketing. Period. It **is** about "fanbois". (http://www.adobe.com/communities/professionals/) Also, on your comment about Adobe having to answer to CF users, that is crazy talk. Unless you have a contract with them that states they must consult with you on every decision they make, they don't have to ask you the first thing. That's how business works. Let's suppose, just for a moment, that you are right and the entire CF product goes straight into the shitter and is gone. That is Adobe's prerogative. They answer only to their shareholders and Board. (If you happen to be one of those, then you need to be taking it up in the appropriate meeting forums - not here.) At the end of the day, Adobe is going to do what Adobe is going to do. You can do nothing about it. I can do nothing about it. If 200 or even 2,000 of us banded together and marched around one of their countless offices, we could do nothing about it. If their business decisions about their business bother you so badly, the choice is simple: Go do business elsewhere! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:342259 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
