Ditto here. I've bought their stuff in the past, and when they called me at home, I had a very enjoyable conversation with them about software--just as if they were family.
Ultimately, I don't use they software because I've been using Adobe stuff for years and years and I wasn't into learning something new. But this is one company that puts out a great product at a great price, and genuinely seem like good people. I'd like to see these guys do well. (And see more companies like them!) Miark On Thu, 14 Nov 2002 14:33:16 -0500 "Technoslick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have purchased (and sometimes used! :-P ) Serif's products ever since > they made a free version that installed from one floppy disk. It seems that > whenever I get a call from one of their telemarketers, they are amazed at > how long I have been a customer and begin to treat me like I am part of > their family. Of course, if I was 'really' a partof their family, they would > give the software to me for free! Ahem! Anyway...I have always enjoyed their > calls, and end up having long conversations with whomever calls me. And, no > matter whether I need it or not, I always seem to break down and buy the > latest and the greatest they have to offer. I declined on this lastest > updated version of PagePlus 8 + PDF since I have both PagePlus 8 and Adobe > Acrobat 5.0.5. The software is good, and is well worth the little that they > charge for it. The kind of money they are asking for their software is what > all companies should be selling at. But, their software has had its failings > and idiosyncrasies,too. I think what has been most difficult for anyone in > the U.S. is in learning something that is layed out differently, isn't > exactly 'the norm'. Of course, we all know what 'the norm' is, especially > here in the States (pissst! M$!!) > > I confess that after all that I have of their stuff, I never get much use > out of it. It's not their fault that I have too many irons in my fire and > just don't have the time to learn something new. But, Anne, this is a > company that I would like to see do well. I like their attitude, their > drive, and their dedication and willingness to listen to their users. I am > sure that there is a very large entry in their system with all the 'ear > bending' I have done with thier people over the last 8 or so years. ;-) If > you are interested in graphical design for Desktop publishing and Web work, > and don't need to give the output to a print beaureau (at least in the > States), I think you will like their stuff. If they would let me transfer my > licenses to you, I would send you the previous versions I have, just to get > rid of them! :-) > > T > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anne Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 1:41 PM > Subject: [newbie] Sort of on-topic > > > Yesterday I had a long conversation with Ron Cox at Serif Software. If you > are UK you will probably know of them, but for those who don't, they product > inexpensive (by windows standards) software that does most of what the > market-leading expensive software does. Their flagship is PagePlus 8 + PDF, > a desktop-processing program that has excellent booklet printing (A4 folded > to make A5 booklet, with pages printed in appropriate pairs), and can > convert the whole to PDF. > > I took the opportunity to tell him that there is a need for software like > theirs for Linux. This led him on to tell me that the company has now been > bought back by the original programmer team, and are now free to make their > own decisions about the future. > > They are fully aware of the greed and bad practices of M$, and of the > growing > awareness in the marketplace. He talked also of the increasing awareness of > security issues. They are, however, still small, and the market constrains > them to write for the maximum market. He said that they simply could not > afford the development costs to write for Linux, much as they would like to, > so they had made a conscious decision that they would write to the highest > degree of standards compliance they could manage. They believe that this > will ensure that their products work with any of the windows emulators. > > It's not the ideal answer, but I did like the degree of awareness I heard, > and I think they have made the best decision they can at this stage. > Meanwhile, before Christmas I intend to get Win4Lin and try it. > > Anne > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > >
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