Isn't that what MadCap tried to do? -----Original Message----- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 3:06 PM To: Writer; craig...@hotmail.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only
I raise my hand ... :) Now ... who is responsible for getting funding? Z -----Original Message----- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Writer Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 11:33 AM To: craig...@hotmail.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only I say we start a new company and create a competitor to FrameMaker! Who's with me? Anyone? Anyone? *crickets chirp* =D Nadine ----- Original Message ----- > From: Craig Ede <craig...@hotmail.com> > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2013 1:24:36 PM > Subject: FW: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription > only > >T his is troubling, and so one message is "buy the CS software on >CD/DVD while you still can." A number of my friends, most connected >with academic institutions, are doing that. > > I expect Adobe is attempting to have everyone on the same page as > regards these applications so that one set of help files defines the > "current state" > of an application. This would help a lot in terms of expected outcomes > when using the product. However, it requires a constant state of > reeducation as new features are added and different ways of handling things > are introduced. > Not that we don't have to deal with this already, but at least we know > if we do something in a given version, it is going to work in a way > that we already are familiar with. > > As for extending this "the current version of the app" beyond the > bounds of the Creative Suite, I rather doubt that Adobe will do that > anytime soon. If they have their finger on the pulse of their users > they must realized that, for instance, in the medical device industry, > all tools used to produce documentation must be validated. It would be > impossible (and expensive!) to validate a moving target as the apps > were continually being improved and the former version made > unavailable. > > Craig Ede > -----Original Message----- > From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Steve > Rickaby > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 11:38 AM > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Subject: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription > only > > I have just heard a rumor that the CS Suite is going to available in > future only on an SaaS basis, by subscription. TCS/FrameMaker could follow? > > I do wonder whether the accountants that run large corporates like > Adobe understand how important their software is to the countless > thousands of freelances who have to scrape every last penny to buy it > - but at least then they own something, not vapor that goes phut as > soon as you stop paying for it. > > For the last two decades FrameMaker, Illustrator, Acrobat and > Dreamweaver have been the rocks underpinning what I do. I'm far less > sure about the future, though. > > -- > Steve [somewhat aghast] > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as generic...@yahoo.ca. > > Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/generic668%40yahoo > .ca > > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as syed.hos...@aeris.net. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/syed.hosain%40aeris.net Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as gillian.fl...@nexenta.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/gillian.flato%40nexenta.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.