And I agree with you. All those are valid points. I just think too
often we all direct it at Tom. He's a nice guy and puts up with a lot
more than most of us would. Just a gentle reminder (not directed at you
per se) that we should try not to shoot the messenger when we are ranting.
-Chuck
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James Goss wrote:
I think the problem is that people on this list are trying to keep
Director alive and
competitive in the face of rapidly changing technology and
applications. I always
hoped Director would become the universal media development tool, with
integral
support for 90% of what such applications require. And it is getting
better.
Macromedia already charges $1200 for their software, and it really
doesn't fire on
all cylinders - not great database support, proprietary language
(although that appears
to be slowing improving), often confusing alternatives between Flash
and Director,
limited to the stage metaphor (how many other apps are using that
metaphor for
developers?), and so on.
I don't recall anyone on this list making ad hominem attacks against
Tom. I have
worked at a number of big vendors, and it is often an uphill battle to
get management
to listen - to customers, to product marketers, to research reports,
etc. Managers
are just know-it-alls by their nature - the more senior they are, the
more they "know".
So I think I know what Tom is up against.
I think if you want to be in marketing/sales, you have to listen the
customer, no matter
what they say. He could be out selling Dell computers in the mall - he
is lucky to have
the job he has and I'll bet he knows it.
We just have to be careful not to over do it. :-} So far, I think he
does a much better
job of representing Director than most other product marketers at other
vendors. I hope
he would show this email to his boss with my praise for him and some
objective criticism
for his company.
James Goss
On Sep 7, 2005, at 2:22 PM, Chuck Neal wrote:
I wouldn't take his job. ;)
I wonder where in Tom's contract it says "Takes abuse from
disgruntled customers who want to lash out at anyone they can get to
reply to an email".
Tom didn't make the decisions, so going after the one person that is
willing to sit, listen, and try to help is not going to get you very
far. A lot of us here realize he is the lone voice that fights for
us at MM and are really just sick of watching him get beat up for
things outside his control.
-Chuck
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Re:
Jeez, can you guys please give Tom a break?
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Aren't issues like this a key part of his _job_?
They are.
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