Given that Mark is a smart guy and given that being President of a tech
company doesn't require any in depth knowledge of the product's capabilities
and weaknesses, it is still tragic irony that a product with MapInfo's
inherent technical strengths is relegated to "Enterprise Opportunities" that
could readily be handled by Maptitude. Captain Jack is on almost any
national and international mapping advisory board you can think of and he's
only held back ArcView because it would cripple the ArcInfo cash cow if it
started to approach the power MapInfo has out of the box without a bazillion
add-on modules.
I can sense the frustrations of a couple of the founding smart guys when one
of them creates a new company and the level of free expert advice from
another one starts to dramatically increase.
John Haynes
Director
Geodata Consultants, Inc.
1-800-838-6661
www.geodataconsult.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Schlosser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Steve Wallace'"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 9:38 PM
Subject: RE: MI-L Ad Hoc MI Pro Editorial / Venting
> Mark is a smart guy and probably the best President MapInfo Corp has
> ever had. Let's consider the context of these conference calls.
> Perhaps he felt he needed to phrase things that way so the investor
> types would listen up and give MapInfo the support it needs to grow.
> Underneath it all, I think he understands the situation very well and
> knows that--for some important users--the price increase of MapInfo Pro
> was been painful.
>
> John Schlosser, Schlosser Geographic Systems, Inc.
> 601 Union St. Suite 2750; Seattle, WA 98101 USA
> Tel: 206-224-0800 Fax: 206-467-0458
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sgsi.com
>
>
> >----------
> >From: Steve Wallace[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Reply To: Steve Wallace
> >Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 1:34 PM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: MI-L Ad Hoc MI Pro Editorial / Venting
> >
> >"In addition, we've even been able to introduce an internet-enabled
version
> >of MapInfo Professional at a 15% higher price, without encountering any
> >resistance from the market."
> > -- Mark Cattini, President and Chief Operating Officer,
MapInfo
> > Taken from Investor Conference Calls at
> >http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=MAPS&script=1100
> >
> >Hmmm. This must be another product. I don't know that I would call the
> >ability to make web links or an HTML map "internet-enabled." Oh, and we
must
> >be _far_ too quiet about prices, upgrade costs and lack of features
> >(especially REQUESTED features), for MapInfo to say that they can
continue
> >to raise prices without encountering resistance.
> >
> >Maybe we need some user representation on their Technical Advisory Board
> >(TAB)? Wait -- * I * was on the TAB, but then was not invited, nor
allowed,
> >to the last board meeting as I was not a MapInfo Partner. Okay, so George
> >Moon himself appointed me to the TAB, but I guess that was easily
revocable.
> >And who represents the users on the new Product Review Board also
mentioned
> >in the conference call?
> >
> >Having a few MapInfo Pro licenses just does not seem to register to MI
> >management anymore. With all the attention on the fewer big-dollar
accounts
> >MapInfo is pursuing, all us "little people" seem to get lost in the
shuffle.
> >
> >We need to find a way to make our voices heard.
> >
> >Steve Wallace
> >Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Co's
> >
> >
> >
> >
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