Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!blkcat!f421.n109.z1.fidonet.org!Mitch.Alland From: Mitch.Alland@f421.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Mitch Alland) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Next Wish List Message-ID: <2546.2750F5C6@blkcat.fidonet.org> Date: 24 Nov 90 00:38:31 GMT Sender: ufgate@blkcat.fidonet.org (newsout1.26) Organization: FidoNet node 1:109/421 - The Twilight Clone, Paul Heller Lines: 55 > From: eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) > Date: 22 Nov 90 03:01:13 GMT > Organization: San Francisco State University > Message-ID: <1031@toaster.SFSU.EDU> > Newsgroups: comp.sys.next > > IMHO, It's usually a mistake to ask for particular programs "by > name" as opposed to particular functionality--you're likely to > end up with relatively crippled software. The NeXT is a far more > capable machine than PCs and Macs, and it's just plain stupid to > try and clone the old stuff. (Politics notwithstanding) I think > Lotus set a very good example by producing Improv rather than > 1-2-3. Improv will import 1-2-3 files, so your investment is > protected, but it's sooo much of an improvement over what it > replaces. > > We have better you-name-it> already. If you keep asking vendors for CRAP you > are going to get CRAP (this is called "responding to market > demand"). "Well, we wanted to do things that exploited the > unique features of the machine, but our customers kept telling > us they wanted CRAP, so what were we to do? It's a good thing > our competitors think the same way or our sales would be in the > toilet." Hogwash! I really don't think companies can get away > with this unless there are enough customers "stupid enough to cut > their own throats"--it's very expensive to bring a product to > market, and any company that can't GUARANTEE enough sales of > wimpified software is going to lose bigtime as soon as someone > trivially fills that market niche with a vastly superior product. > > BTW, When companies do develop "the same" program for multiple > platforms they report that it's much easier for the NeXT. Adobe > is showing off Illustrator 3.0 for the Mac for BMUG (local Mac > user group) tonight. They showed it for the NeXT TWO MONTHS AGO > for BaNG (local NeXT user group), at which time they couldn't > announce a date for Mac availability. I think we're going to see > more stories like this. > > -=EPS=- > 0 > > > --- QM v1.00 > * Origin: blkcat.fidonet.org - Usenet<->Fidonet Gateway (1:109/40.0) Yes, but competition will make you do the best you can that's how we got DTP and PageMaker. As for Adobe Illustrator, I received my Mac version 3.0 last week but Adobe told me the NeXT version will be out in March --Mitch -- Mitch Alland, Mitch.Alland@f421.n109.z1.fidonet.org via The Black Cat's Shack's FidoNet<->Usenet Gateway blkcat.fidonet.org and Fidonet 1:109/401