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From: nicholaA@moravian.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: GS/OS Compatability issues
Message-ID: <8903040004.AA23354@batman.moravian.edu>
Date: 4 Mar 89 00:04:11 GMT
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> I waited until after the announcement of GS/OS to by my machine
> because I felt the earlier proDOS 16 versions were simply too crude.
> Below is a list of some of the products I have purchased since I
> bought my GS.   NOT A SINGLE ONE OF THEM works properly when launched
> from GS/OS.  In addition, the publishers have been unwilling to
> comment on proposed dates for updates that fix their compatability
> problems.

> From Activision:	Draw Plus (has printing problems)
> 			Paintworks Plus > (freaks out)
> 			Paintworks Gold (won't launch)
> 			Writer's Choice Elite (unstable)
> 			Music Studio 2.0 (unstable)

> What gives?  These are major developers, not yahoos.  They were seeded
> with GS/OS way before its release and today, almost six months after
> the public introduction and shipping of the Apple //GS operating
> system, I have been unable to find a single personal productivity
> product that works correctly with it.

Unfortunately, what you say is true.  I've seen what goes on 'behind the
scenes' at Activision -- they subcontract all their work to other
small companies, notably Version Soft of France.  Activision's problem
with all of this is that VS was bought by Electronic Arts, so when
there are problems with existing packages, Activision must contract with
VS to get the bugs fixed.  VS can then usually take as much time as
they like dependent on what they are working on at the time (ie, dictate
the terms of the contract because they, too, have work to do).

_That's_ one of the reasons why things from Activision have been incredibly
slow to get fixed.
 
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