> Hoping I'm not treading where I shouldn't, but I can't help but ask? > Wasn't Revolution itself somewhat of a "co-branded" version > of Metacard? How does this differ? As far as I can tell > from the website, Mirye is dedicated almost exclusively to Revolution.
Revolution differs from MetaCard in a number of technological ways, plus, RR Ltd acquired MetaCard from MetaCard Corporation. RR Ltd develops and owns the code base which is Revolution. Mirye is a totally different entity - not a RR company. We don't own Revolution but we do publish it. Publishing involves selling and marketing (and in varying degrees, supporting) products that may or may not be made by the publisher itself. We've been concentrating mostly on Revolution and secondarily on Valentina (new Valentina products are on their way which are much better channel players), but we've also added a broad range of graphical and audio content to our store. I wanted to make sure we get the formula right, first. Plus, I also wanted to get 2.9 out - Revolution Media 2.9 was the last piece :-) > The other question would be, does Mirye take on other > products? Is it a way for a developer to take their products > to store shelves rather than internet download only? That's exactly it. My core team in North America and Japan have been actively involved in channel development for the last 11 years (much more for me personally) - that is, creating new venues or participating in existing venues to reach new customers. In that time, we've brought on team members who are very good at more logistical things like package design, web site development and branding. The internet as a commerce venue continues to evolve and become more profitable, as technology product customers have become accustomed to buying by direct download. However just putting something on a website doesn't mean its going to sell, or that its possible to stay competitive in the marketplace. It is true you can point out many successes that are internet only - a lot of Mac oriented companies after all didn't have, or don't have much other choice. In the end its all about expanding your customer base and reaching out to new customers, and what is considered a success is a matter of opinion. Internet sales themselves are now even more so typically the result of hybrid strategies involving cross-selling, partnerships, direct email, combined with print...the list goes on. Mirye does take on other products - what we are looking for primarily are products that are of interest in the digital production market. That includes cross-platform RIA type tools like Revolution, db back ends like Valentina, plus anything else that fits with the digital design/digital development marketspace. By partnering with community/commerce partners like Content Paradise, it has increased the pool of folks we can market to by about a million sets of eyeballs - very attractive indeed :-) The more a product fits with that target market, the more interested we are. If you have a product you'd like to get published, feel free to contact me directly. I am also setting aside some time at Revolution Live for a Birds of a Feather session on how to work with Mirye, what the various options are and the like. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks Mirye Software Publishing http://www.mirye.com Mirye Community NING http://miryesoftware.ning.com _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
