RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy

2010-11-02 Thread Jon Harvey
) 588-9354 -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 6:22 PM To: Frame Users Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Well, darn. I misread the original message

[OT] Adobe's pricing policy

2010-11-02 Thread Jon Harvey
02140 (617) 588-9354 -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 6:22 PM To: Frame Users Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Well, darn. I misread the origin

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2010-10-29 Thread Peter Hirons
: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Yves Barbion wrote: Hi group Can someone please explain to me why Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard (Full, no update) costs: - US $299 (216 EUR) when I buy it in the US Store http://bit.ly/aXhtLv - US $554 (401 EUR) when I buy it in a European Adobe

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2010-10-29 Thread Yves Barbion
There is no such thing as a free lunch, Peter. ;-) By the way, the price ratio seems to be the same for other products too: the prices in the US store are 53 % of the prices in the European store! Hmmm, I'm wondering is there is anyone buying FrameMaker 9 Server in Europe, priced at 10746 EUR

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2010-10-29 Thread Tim J. Slager
: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy I had this same situation on this list some time back. I said this on the list on 18 October, 2009 (http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2009-October/018261.html ) Can anyone explain to me why it is that Adobe

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2010-10-29 Thread Layton, Debbie
...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Dov Isaacs Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:24 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Acrobat X is not shipping yet nor has Adobe committed to a November 1 ship date

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2010-10-29 Thread John Hogan
As near as I can tell from their website, Adobe have abandoned the 3-D functionality altogether in version 10. So a big chunk of extended is gone from Acrobat X Pro anyway. Maybe they should pay us to make the switch from Acrobat 9 Pro Extended to Acrobat X Pro! Oh well. John -Original

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2010-10-29 Thread Steve Pawlowskis
@lists.frameusers.com; 'Mike Wickham' Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Well, I have to thank Dov for clarifying the numbering thing because I thought Acrobat X (pronounced 10) meant a return to version two! 8^0. Alan On 29/10/2010, at 10:14 AM, Spectrum Writing wrote: How about

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2010-10-29 Thread Bill Swallow
Well, RoboHelp started getting wonky with regard to versions after 1999. Versions went: 7 2000 9 2002 X3 X4 X5 6 7 8 9 Notice two version 7s and two version 9s, each roughly 10 years apart. I've learned not to think on these things too hard. It hurts. Bill On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 4:59 PM,

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2010-10-29 Thread Bill Swallow
That would be the most interesting software in the world. On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Steve Pawlowskis ste...@kaufmanco.com wrote: If Adobe offered version 20 for really old operating systems would it be Acrobat DOS XX ? -- Bill Swallow Twitter: @techcommdood Blog:

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2010-10-29 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
If Adobe offered version 20 for really old operating systems would it be Acrobat DOS XX ? Steve Pawlowskis Technology Coordinator ROFL! Maybe that is what they were drinking when they came up with Acrobat X. :) :) Z ___ You are currently

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2010-10-29 Thread bernard
I don't PDF often, but when I do, I use DOS XX Bernard - Original Message - From: techcommd...@gmail.com To: ste...@kaufmanco.com Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Sent: 10/29/10 9:51 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy That would be the most interesting software in the world

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2010-10-29 Thread Writer
Not if it's pronounced Dos Ten Ten. Nadine --- On Fri, 10/29/10, Bill Swallow techcommd...@gmail.com wrote: From: Bill Swallow techcommd...@gmail.com Subject: [Bulk] Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy To: Steve Pawlowskis ste...@kaufmanco.com Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com framers

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2010-10-29 Thread Art Campbell
@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Acrobat X is not shipping yet nor has Adobe committed to a November 1 ship date. It is pronounced Acrobat Ten - as usual, it's a marketing thing ...        - Dov -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com

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2010-10-29 Thread Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB
Subject: Re: [Bulk] Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Not if it's pronounced Dos Ten Ten. Nadine --- On Fri, 10/29/10, Bill Swallow techcommd...@gmail.com wrote: From: Bill Swallow techcommd...@gmail.com Subject: [Bulk] Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy To: Steve Pawlowskis ste...@kaufmanco.com

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2010-10-29 Thread Richard Doll
Message - From: bern...@publishingsmarter.com To: techcommd...@gmail.com Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy I don't PDF often, but when I do, I use DOS XX Bernard - Original Message - From: techcommd

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2010-10-29 Thread Fei Min Lorente
mistake today. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Fei Min Lorente Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 2:27 PM To: Mike Wickham; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Yeah, it's

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2010-10-29 Thread Milton, Cynthia
Classification: SERCO-PUBLIC Not just Adobe. Regardless of exchange rates, it's always been the case that the dollar price is more or less the same numerical value as the sterling price. Thus anything costing $100 in the US costs £100 over here (which is sometimes twice the actual price). VAT

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2010-10-29 Thread Alan T Litchfield
On 29/10/2010, at 8:08 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) wrote: > I got my e-mail from Adobe about this sometime last week as I > recall. I believe the shipping date is Nov 1, but forget where I saw > that. > > And, I have no idea why it is "X" instead of "10". :) > > My

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2010-10-29 Thread Alan T Litchfield
om > > > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rick Quatro > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:34 PM > To: 'Mike Wickham'; framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: [OT] A

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2010-10-29 Thread Peter Hirons
om Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Yves Barbion wrote: > Hi group > > Can someone please explain to me why Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard (Full, no > update) costs: > > - US $299 (216 EUR) when I buy it in the US Store > http://bit.ly/aXhtLv >

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2010-10-29 Thread Yves Barbion
There is no such thing as a free lunch, Peter. ;-) By the way, the price ratio seems to be the same for other products too: the prices in the US store are 53 % of the prices in the European store! Hmmm, I'm wondering is there is anyone buying FrameMaker 9 Server in Europe, priced at 10746 EUR

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2010-10-29 Thread Steve Pawlowskis
ingllc.com > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com; 'Mike Wickham' > Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy > > Well, I have to thank Dov for clarifying the numbering thing because I > thought "Acrobat X (pronounced 10)" meant a return to version two! 8^0. > > Alan >

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2010-10-29 Thread Bill Swallow
Well, RoboHelp started getting wonky with regard to versions after 1999. Versions went: 7 2000 9 2002 X3 X4 X5 6 7 8 9 Notice two version 7s and two version 9s, each roughly 10 years apart. I've learned not to think on these things too hard. It hurts. Bill On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 4:59 PM,

[OT] Adobe's pricing policy

2010-10-29 Thread Bill Swallow
That would be the most interesting software in the world. On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Steve Pawlowskis wrote: > If Adobe offered version 20 for really old operating systems would it be > Acrobat DOS XX ? -- Bill Swallow Twitter: @techcommdood Blog: http://techcommdood.com LinkedIn:

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2010-10-29 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> If Adobe offered version 20 for really old operating systems would it be > Acrobat DOS XX ? > Steve Pawlowskis > Technology Coordinator ROFL! Maybe that is what they were drinking when they came up with "Acrobat X". :) :) Z

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2010-10-29 Thread bern...@publishingsmarter.com
I don't PDF often, but when I do, I use DOS XX Bernard - Original Message - From: techcommd...@gmail.com To: SteveP at kaufmanco.com Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Sent: 10/29/10 9:51 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy > That would be the most interesting softw

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2010-10-29 Thread Writer
Not if it's pronounced Dos Ten Ten. Nadine --- On Fri, 10/29/10, Bill Swallow wrote: > From: Bill Swallow > Subject: [Bulk] Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy > To: "Steve Pawlowskis" > Cc: "framers at lists.frameusers.com" > Date: Friday, October 29, 201

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2010-10-29 Thread Art Campbell
t: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:24 PM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy > > Acrobat X is not shipping yet nor has Adobe committed to a November 1 > ship date. > > It is pronounced "Acrobat Ten" - as usual, it's a marketing &q

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2010-10-29 Thread Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB
at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: [Bulk] Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Not if it's pronounced Dos Ten Ten. Nadine --- On Fri, 10/29/10, Bill Swallow wrote: > From: Bill Swallow > Subject: [Bulk] Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy > To: "Steve Pawlowskis" > Cc: "framers at li

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2010-10-29 Thread Richard Doll
ead dead yet?? RIP dick doll - Original Message - From: <bern...@publishingsmarter.com> To: Cc: Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy >I don't PDF often, but when I do, I use DOS XX > > Bernard > > > - Original Messag

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2010-10-29 Thread Fei Min Lorente
mistake today. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Fei Min Lorente Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 2:27 PM To: Mike Wickham; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Yeah

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2010-10-29 Thread Milton, Cynthia
Classification: SERCO-PUBLIC Not just Adobe. Regardless of exchange rates, it's always been the case that the dollar price is more or less the same numerical value as the sterling price. Thus anything costing $100 in the US costs ?100 over here (which is sometimes twice the actual price). VAT

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2010-10-28 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi group Can someone please explain to me why Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard (Full, no update) costs: - US $299 (216 EUR) when I buy it in the US Store http://bit.ly/aXhtLv - US $554 (401 EUR) when I buy it in a European Adobe Store - http://bit.ly/dtOSd3 I called Customer Support in

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2010-10-28 Thread Writer
Wow! That is awesome bafflegab. *scratches head* Nadine --- On Thu, 10/28/10, Yves Barbion yves.barb...@gmail.com wrote: From: Yves Barbion yves.barb...@gmail.com Subject: [Bulk] [OT] Adobe's pricing policy To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010, 10:03 AM Hi

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2010-10-28 Thread Art Campbell
Does Belgium have a VAT? But why bother with 9? X is shipping... Art Campbell               art.campb...@gmail.com   ... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson                                                       No

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2010-10-28 Thread Flato, Gillian
: [Bulk] [OT] Adobe's pricing policy FrameMaker 9 is 999 $ (717 €) in the US and 1600 $ (1148 €) in France... From: l...@astoria-pacific.com To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: [Bulk] [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:32:50 -0700 Not quite - his answer

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2010-10-28 Thread Mike Wickham
But why bother with 9? X is shipping... Say what? When? And are they really going to call it X instead of 10? Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to

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2010-10-28 Thread Alan T Litchfield
I had this same situation on this list some time back. I said this on the list on 18 October, 2009 (http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2009-October/018261.html ) Can anyone explain to me why it is that Adobe charges USD399 for the upgrade of FrameMaker to version 9 for domestic

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2010-10-28 Thread Alison Craig
...@ultrasonix.com -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art Campbell Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 11:42 AM To: Mike Wickham Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy http

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2010-10-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
On 29/10/2010, at 8:08 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) wrote: My only [usual] gripe is with the upgrade pricing (like all Adobe upgrades!). It is $199 regardless of whether you have Acrobat 9 Pro *or* Acrobat 9 Pro Extended to go to Acrobat X Pro (there is only one X

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2010-10-28 Thread Dov Isaacs
Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:08 PM To: Mike Wickham; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy But why bother with 9? X is shipping... Say what? When? And are they really going to call it X instead of 10

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2010-10-28 Thread Bill Swallow
Can you buy it from a US store? Your chat log sounds like a support bot. Either that or Daryll has been watching too many Ed Wood movies. On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Yves Barbion yves.barb...@gmail.com wrote: Hi group Can someone please explain to me why Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard (Full,

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2010-10-28 Thread Spectrum Writing
-Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rick Quatro Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:34 PM To: 'Mike Wickham'; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy I read one of Adobe's

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2010-10-28 Thread Alan T Litchfield
-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rick Quatro Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:34 PM To: 'Mike Wickham'; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy I read one of Adobe's press releases that said Acrobat X (pronounced 10). In my opinion, if you have to explain

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2010-10-28 Thread Mike Wickham
And if someone says, I'm an Acrobat X user, are they bragging or disgruntled? :) Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a

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2010-10-28 Thread Mike Wickham
Well, darn. I misread the original message and thought you were talking about FrameMaker 10 coming out. I knew about Acrobat X. Good luck getting people to pronounce it as Acrobat 10. I still hear people say OSX instead of OS 10. What a stupid naming idea. You just know some bug will be found

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2010-10-28 Thread Combs, Richard
Mike Wickham wrote: And if someone says, I'm an Acrobat X user, are they bragging or disgruntled? :) Well, it does offer Adobe a great new marketing opportunity: sponsoring the Acrobat X Games. (Sorry, but Friday's getting close!) Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc.

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2010-10-28 Thread William Abernathy
Yves Barbion wrote: Hi group Can someone please explain to me why Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard (Full, no update) costs: - US $299 (216 EUR) when I buy it in the US Store http://bit.ly/aXhtLv - US $554 (401 EUR) when I buy it in a European Adobe Store - http://bit.ly/dtOSd3

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2010-10-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:24 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Acrobat X is not shipping yet nor has Adobe committed to a November 1 ship date. It is pronounced Acrobat Ten - as usual, it's a marketing thing ... - Dov -Original Message

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2010-10-28 Thread Fei Min Lorente
28, 2010 1:41 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy But why bother with 9? X is shipping... Say what? When? And are they really going to call it X instead of 10? Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed

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2010-10-28 Thread Flato, Gillian
Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alan T Litchfield Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 2:35 PM To: i...@spectrumwritingllc.com Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com; 'Mike Wickham' Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy

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2010-10-28 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi group Can someone please explain to me why Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard (Full, no update) costs: - US $299 (216 EUR) when I buy it in the US Store http://bit.ly/aXhtLv - US $554 (401 EUR) when I buy it in a European Adobe Store - http://bit.ly/dtOSd3 I called Customer Support in

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2010-10-28 Thread Writer
Wow! That is awesome bafflegab. *scratches head* Nadine --- On Thu, 10/28/10, Yves Barbion wrote: > From: Yves Barbion > Subject: [Bulk] [OT] Adobe's pricing policy > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010, 10:03 AM > Hi group > > Can s

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2010-10-28 Thread Pinkham, Jim
Barbion Subject: Re: [Bulk] [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Wow! That is awesome bafflegab. *scratches head* Nadine --- On Thu, 10/28/10, Yves Barbion wrote: > From: Yves Barbion > Subject: [Bulk] [OT] Adobe's pricing policy > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Thursday, Octo

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2010-10-28 Thread Lea Rush
age- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers- > bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Pinkham, Jim > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 7:55 AM > To: generic668 at yahoo.ca; framers at lists.frameusers.com; Yves Barbion > Subject: RE: [Bulk] [OT] Adob

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2010-10-28 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 16:03 +0200 28/10/10, Yves Barbion wrote: >Huh? Darryl is maybe a computer program of some sort? I had a similar exchange with PayPal recently. That time, after wending my way through an impenetrable forest of web options, I talked to a real, [apparently] human female, but for all the

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2010-10-28 Thread mathieu jacquet
FrameMaker 9 is 999 $ (717 ?) in the US and 1600 $ (1148 ?) in France... > From: lea at astoria-pacific.com > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: [Bulk] [OT] Adobe's pricing policy > Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:32:50 -0700 > > Not quite - his answer i

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2010-10-28 Thread Art Campbell
Does Belgium have a VAT? But why bother with 9? X is shipping... Art Campbell ? ? ? ? ? ? ? art.campbell at gmail.com ? "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? No

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2010-10-28 Thread Flato, Gillian
eusers.com Subject: RE: [Bulk] [OT] Adobe's pricing policy FrameMaker 9 is 999 $ (717 ?) in the US and 1600 $ (1148 ?) in France... > From: lea at astoria-pacific.com > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: [Bulk] [OT] Adobe's pricing policy > Date: Thu, 28 O

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2010-10-28 Thread Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB
On Behalf Of Yves Barbion Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:04 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Hi group Can someone please explain to me why Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard (Full, no update) costs: - US $299 (216 EUR) when I buy it in the US Store htt

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2010-10-28 Thread Rick Quatro
t: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy > But why bother with 9? X is shipping... Say what? When? And are they really going to call it X instead of 10? Mike Wickham

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2010-10-28 Thread Art Campbell
http://www.adobe.com/ Art Campbell ? ? ? ? ? ? ? art.campbell at gmail.com ? "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? No disclaimers apply. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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2010-10-28 Thread Pinkham, Jim
at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: [Bulk] [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Not quite - his answer is somewhat related to the question. ;) _ Lea Rush Software and Documentation Specialist Astoria-Pacific International www.astoria-pacific.com ph: 800-536-3111 fax:? 503-655-7367 lea

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2010-10-28 Thread Alison Craig
at ultrasonix.com -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art Campbell Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 11:42 AM To: Mike Wickham Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing

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2010-10-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> > But why bother with 9? X is shipping... > Say what? When? And are they really going to call it X instead of 10? > Mike Wickham I got my e-mail from Adobe about this sometime last week as I recall. I believe the shipping date is Nov 1, but forget where I saw that. And, I have no idea why

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2010-10-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> On 29/10/2010, at 8:08 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) wrote: > > My only [usual] gripe is with the upgrade pricing (like all Adobe > > upgrades!). It is $199 regardless of whether you have Acrobat 9 Pro > > *or* Acrobat 9 Pro Extended to go to Acrobat X Pro (there is only

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2010-10-28 Thread Dov Isaacs
at > lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of > Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:08 PM > To: Mike Wickham; framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy > > > > But why bother with 9? X is shippin

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2010-10-28 Thread Dov Isaacs
; To: Yves Barbion > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy > > Does Belgium have a VAT? > > But why bother with 9? X is shipping... > > Art Campbell

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2010-10-28 Thread Bill Swallow
Can you buy it from a US store? Your chat log sounds like a support bot. Either that or Daryll has been watching too many Ed Wood movies. On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Yves Barbion wrote: > Hi group > > Can someone please explain to me why Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard (Full, no > update)

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2010-10-28 Thread Spectrum Writing
c.com info at spectrumwritingllc.com -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rick Quatro Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:34 PM To: 'Mike Wickham'; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy

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2010-10-28 Thread Mike Wickham
And if someone says, "I'm an Acrobat X user," are they bragging or disgruntled? :) Mike Wickham

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2010-10-28 Thread Mike Wickham
Well, darn. I misread the original message and thought you were talking about FrameMaker 10 coming out. I knew about Acrobat "X." Good luck getting people to pronounce it as Acrobat 10. I still hear people say OSX instead of OS 10. What a stupid naming idea. You just know some bug will be found

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2010-10-28 Thread Combs, Richard
Mike Wickham wrote: > And if someone says, "I'm an Acrobat X user," are they bragging or > disgruntled? :) Well, it does offer Adobe a great new marketing opportunity: sponsoring the Acrobat X Games. (Sorry, but Friday's getting close!) Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc.

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2010-10-28 Thread William Abernathy
Yves Barbion wrote: > Hi group > > Can someone please explain to me why Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard (Full, no > update) costs: > > - US $299 (216 EUR) when I buy it in the US Store > http://bit.ly/aXhtLv > - US $554 (401 EUR) when I buy it in a European Adobe Store > -

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2010-10-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
saacs Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:24 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Acrobat X is not shipping yet nor has Adobe committed to a November 1 ship date. It is pronounced "Acrobat Ten" - as usual, it's a marketing "thing" ...

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2010-10-28 Thread Fei Min Lorente
ckham Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 1:41 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy > But why bother with 9? X is shipping... Say what? When? And are they really going to call it X instead of 10? Mike Wickham

[OT] Adobe's pricing policy

2010-10-28 Thread Flato, Gillian
ectrumwritingllc.com > > > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rick Quatro > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:34 PM > To: 'Mike Wickham'; framers at lists.frameusers.com >

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2010-10-28 Thread Tim J. Slager
Yves Barbion Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy I had this same situation on this list some time back. I said this on the list on 18 October, 2009 (http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2009-October/018261.html ) > Can anyone e

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2010-10-28 Thread Layton, Debbie
...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Dov Isaacs Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:24 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy Acrobat X is not shipping yet nor has Adobe committed to a November 1 ship date

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2010-10-28 Thread John Hogan
As near as I can tell from their website, Adobe have abandoned the 3-D functionality altogether in version 10. So a big chunk of "extended" is gone from Acrobat X Pro anyway. Maybe they should pay us to make the switch from Acrobat 9 Pro Extended to Acrobat X Pro! Oh well. John -Original