Desperate plea to FP Tech...

[Stanley Barnett]

>> The point to remember is that Bud controls the product, so if he decides
>> he needs something for his own business, that pet feature will find its
>> way into fP whether anyone else needs/wants/asks for it or not--
>> overriding more crucial things like, say, addressing screen real estate.
>> And no, I don't think his needs necessarily mesh with the userbase's much
>> more than I think they did when it was FiServ or Administar holding the
>> reins.  Maybe slightly more, but not much.

And that's fine by me, but if he allows his proprietary features in over
ours, while ignoring our other must-haves, then the answer is clear, we as
developers using filepro need to find a development package that address our
concerns and not the authors.  If he is willing to fully finance it himself
for himself, then great, but do us the courtesy of letting us know with
certainty how decision are made and that he owns it to propel his other
ventures.

If what Mark says is correct, then that explains a lot of what has been
happening in the past with no real concern for us the paying userbase.  And
to that end, there is probably no concern if the userbase is lost or not.

Stanley




-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of Fairlight
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 4:31 PM
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Subject: Re: Desperate plea to FP Tech...

On Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 03:57:33PM -0500, Dennis Malen may or may not have
proven themselves an utter git by pronouncing:
> filePro. The most important point is that Bud needs it also. For him to 
> remain competitive in his own business he probably needs the same things
we 
> all need. I think that is an important point to keep in mind.

Really?  And how many of you prospective upgradees are planning on using
the spell checker very often--to the point you'd have asked for it over
other features?  :)

It's a database, not a word processor.  I can think of dozens of things
that could/should have been added to fP for 5.6, and I guarantee that a
spell checker is -not- one of them.

The point to remember is that Bud controls the product, so if he decides
he needs something for his own business, that pet feature will find its
way into fP whether anyone else needs/wants/asks for it or not--overriding
more crucial things like, say, addressing screen real estate.  And no, I
don't think his needs necessarily mesh with the userbase's much more than
I think they did when it was FiServ or Administar holding the reins.  Maybe
slightly more, but not much.

> In any event, the bottom line is do we believe in filePro and in Bud. I 
> do!!!

I believe in filePro's (the product's) potential to be more than it is,
and its viability for tasks to which it is suited as it stands now.  And
that's -all- I believe in with regards to this.  

mark->
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