The author(s) must have studied at the federal government school of copywriting.
On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Richard Yates <rich...@yatesguitar.com>wrote: > Although I have not upgraded for several years, this news is nonetheless, > of > concern. The link describes major restructuring and a search for people to > fill positions of "software developer; a software QA engineer; and a > product > designer." So they got out a new version, with its inevitable bugs, fired > everyone, and are trying to find people to replace them. That sounds pretty > chaotic to me. > > What also caught my attention in the article was this: "...a key part of > MakeMusic's marketing strategy for Finale 2014 is to tout that "while > others > take music notation software development for granted, Finale is doubling > down to provide you and your music a clear path to tomorrow." > > That is the most meaningless, tortuous, tangled-metaphor, marketing-speak > sentence that I have seen in long, long time. There is not a single phrase > in it that makes any sense at all. "Doubling down"? "others take software > development for granted"? > > Is it supposed to be a great relief that Finale is there to give my "music > a > clear path to tomorrow"? > > It's laughable. > > Richard Yates > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf > Of > > Nigel Hanley > > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 6:33 AM > > To: finale@shsu.edu > > Subject: [Finale] Layoffs and reorganization announced at MakeMusic > > > > Justin Phillips is no longer with MM. He'll be missed. Thanks Justin for > the hands- > > on help you've given the Finale list over the last few years. > > > > > http://www.sibeliusblog.com/news/layoffs-and-reorganization-announced-at- > > makemusic/ > > > > > > Nigel Hanley > > > > 0418 977 237 > > i...@nigelhanley.com > > nigel.han...@optusnet.com.au > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > Finale@shsu.edu > > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
