Here, here. Judy
On Mon, 25 Jul 2005, Chipp Walters wrote: > OK Dennis, I now know where you're coming from. > > I'm sorry you have that impression. AFAIK, it couldn't be further from > the truth (speaking for myself, and probably many other 'professionals' > here). The simple fact is: MOST ALL OTHER X-TALKS have gone out of > business. Some a couple of times! > > So...we need to support as many users, in whatever way we can, in order > to maintain our 'tool of choice.' And the fact that RR has conveniently > separated the engine into 2 product lines: DC and Revolution, helps > those who make a serious living with it, differentiate ourselves as > well. So, IMO, all's well on THAT front. > > Now, I certainly don't speak for RR, but one thing I know they are smart > about-- conserving resources. Unlike many others (i.e. Allegiant), RR > understands they need to build a good business case for this product and > spend wisely. This means slow and steady growth. > > They're in the same boat as many other companies. It used to be > companies paid healthy advances to get someone of Dan's caliber to write > a book. Unfortunately, it's no longer the case. Linspire's (formally > Lindows) VP of Marketing (a friend and a former SuperCard VP) tried to > work out a deal for a book earlier last year, but just couldn't put up > an advance big enough to make it worthwhile. > > That being said, thank heavens for this community. It really does > provide support for everyone, and does it quite well. I think it's > probably time to consider real FORUMS, but that's another discussion. > The more people 'chip in' (NPI), the better it gets. Hopefully, soon, > someone will find the resources to help out in the 'Beginning > Transcript' book department. > > best, > > Chipp > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
