Wow. On Nov 14, 2007 11:46 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let's see . . . > > A guy writes that he's ticked off that he bought an Adobe product when only a > couple weeks later, the company bundles an enhanced version of that same > product with others and sells the bundle at an OK price. > Others here note that while it might be distasteful, what Adobe did wasn't > illegal or even improper (unless you're the guy in Step #1). > A flurry of e-mails follows – each trying to explain pricing variables. > An Adobe marketing guy posts the company's explanation and pricing variables > (twice, to make sure the jumbled onscreen version from his first posting was > fixed). > The Adobe guy is flamed / barbecued (as his verbage was picked apart). > Why? For what reason? Because he's in marketing for a vendor that pissed off > one of the members of this list? That guy wasn't looking for an argument; > instead, he was in his own way trying to help as best he could. But you > expected him to say, "Oh, hell yeah! We MEANT to screw you folks!" > > What's with you people? Do you get off on public humiliation or something? > The guy DIDN'T deserve that. And now sure to follow will be on-and-off-again > rants about no respect for our profession. And how absolutely dismal the STC > is. And all guns aimed at me. (So what else is new?) > > Professionalism extends not to just what and how we produce technical > documentation, but how we present ourselves in a public forum like this. You > don't have to be a goody-two-shoes to respectfully disagree. But this list > seems to be more of a ranting place than an helping place. > > But no matter, the attacks will continue, and I'm sure now to be the next > target. > > > > -------------- Original message from "Bill Swallow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > -------------- > > His title is right in his sig... "Senior Product Marketing Manager". > > > > Tsk tsk Mr. Teknikul Riter... attenshun too detale. ;-) > > > > On Nov 13, 2007 8:37 PM, Dick Margulis wrote: > > > Michael, > > > > > > It's not clear what your role is at Adobe.
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