Peter Reid at wrote:
> He clearly believes that MetaCard is a powerful tool somewhat let
> down by its current user interface in two respects - a) the interface
> presented to the developer, and b) its lack of complete adherence to
> Mac U-I guidelines.
A $10k facelift to MC would save more than $100k in sales. Easy.
I know of more than a few projects which are being done in Director at
considerably greater expense than if they were done in MetaCard, but the
choice was made primarily because MetaCard's interface gives the impression
that the company "doesn't take its non-UNIX target platforms seriously", or
"doesn't expect to live long enough" to be worth a 10k facelift.
One comment I hear often is, "If it's so easy to make multi-platform UI's,
how come the vendor can't do it?"
I know, as you know, that such judgements are unfair and completely overlook
the tremendous value of the incredible MetaCard engine. But they persist,
and cannot be dismissed if the product is to be successful.
We lose a fair amount of work as a result of MetaCard's market perception.
I hate Director's dueling metaphors, its misleading pricing, and its support
(nothing on this planet matches Scott Raney when it comes to support). Just
the same, we have considered moving some projects to Director just to stay
in the game. You can't lead a horse to water if the water is too muddy.
I want MetaCard to be wildly successful. What can we do to help its market
perception?
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Richard Gaskin
Fourth World Media Corporation
Multimedia Design and Development for Mac, Windows, UNIX, and the Web
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