Can someone say "Microsoft?"

:)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: Article: A Wealth of Woe at Macromedia


> Really?  I got a call back the same day.  Got a quote from a 
> recommended reseller the next day.
> 
> I actually think that MM's site isn't too awful.  There's way worse.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 1:34 pm
> Subject: Re: Article: A Wealth of Woe at Macromedia
> 
> > Did you read it?  Did you find a price for the volume discount?  
> > Did you 
> > see the link that said to contact Macromedia or a reseller for 
> > more 
> > info?  Did you send an email for more info?  Did you wait several 
> > weeks 
> > without a response?
> > 
> > I did.
> > 
> > 
> > At 03:30 PM 8/14/02, Todd wrote:
> > >Found a link right on the store itself:
> > >http://www.macromedia.com/buy/volume_license/
> > >
> > >~Todd
> > >
> > >On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Maureen wrote:
> > >
> > > > Now that is funny.
> > > >
> > > > It's my considered opinion that most of the revenue problems 
> > at Macromedia
> > > > stem from more from a failure of the marketing strategy than 
> > from a 
> > > lack of
> > > > demand for the product.
> > > >
> > > > It's extremely hard to buy something that a company doesn't 
> > know how to 
> > > sell.
> > > >
> > > > Of course, that's not a problem just with Macromedia.  It is 
> > endemic> > throughout the technology industry.  Pick a web site 
> > for any technology
> > > > company, go there and see if you can determine 1) what they 
> > sell 2) 
> > > what it
> > > > does, 3) what it costs, and 4) how to buy it.
> > > >
> > > > I just tried this on the Macromedia site, and had to look at 
> > over 20 pages
> > > > to gather most the information I need, and I still don't know 
> > if I can get
> > > > a volume discount for multiple purchases, and if so, how much 
> > it would be.
> > >
> > >
> > 
> 
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