Peter, FYI, Microsoft doesn't support software after a certain number of years.
All of my numbered statements below were specifically about ColdFusion Studio/Homesite+, not about Studio MX. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Tilbrook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 8:59 AM Subject: RE: Homesite + question <snip> > 3) There has been no marketing for the product for 2 years. > > Studio MX is very highly publicised. I've got a US $100.00 note stuck in my > undies I can't use 'cos they only do deals with the Americans. MM first > conference DownUnder was a huge success - not monetary like it would be > statewise - but you would be amazed what Aussies and New Zealanders can do > with MM's new product line. And how much of that publicising talked about Homesite+? How much of that sold Homesite+ standalone? How about zero. > 4) There is no MX version of the product, unlike all of the other developer > products from Macromedia. > > Yes there is. Dreamweaver MX. I have it. I use it (for layout). I don't like > it. On a P4 with 512Mb RAM it is too slow. It's better than Vermeer > FrontPage (Microsoft bought the company). I have HomeSite+. MM lost a > lawsuit with Adobe over Studio so had to take a different tack. It worked > and they managed to keep HomeSite+ with it. Be grateful. I know I and many > other CFML developers are. No, Dreamweaver MX is an MX version of Dreamweaver, where is Homesite MX? > 5) There is no development center at DevNet for CF Studio/Homesite+ > > Possibly correct here. However there must be 'hundreds of thousands' of > experts if you need help. All you have to do is ask. Have you ever seen the > CF-Talk list? Oh yeah of course. Even the popular Ben Forta does not > discount the Studio like package of products like HomeSite+. In fact it is > probably due to ppl like Ben we still have the finest text/site editor > available. We are on the CF-Talk list, but my point was in support of my contention that Homesite+ is dead. It may be lingering about, but nevertheless the fact that Macromedia themselves don't actively support it with the same type of support of all of its other products, despite Homesite predating the majority of their product line, is a sure sign of decay... > 6) There is no additional support for some of the new functionality in CFMX > (xml, components, etc), some of which does have additional support in DWMX. > > I totally disagree with this as the free 5.2 updater brings you well up to > speed. Yes the product tends to rush well ahead of the documentation. The > recently announced RedSky update to CFMX (6.1 I guess when it goes to > release candidate) already provides a tag updater. I disagree with your disagreement, documentation which is also available at http://livedocs.macromedia.com/ is not what I meant by support. Where is the Component Explorer in Homesite+? <snip> Calvin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
