Re: Editor / Formatter

["Christopher G. Wren" cgwren@xxxxxxxx]

July 8, 1996


At 11:35 AM 7/8/96 EST, Carl Distefano  wrote:

>** Reply to note from GOCH@xxxxxxxx 07/08/96 08:03am +0000
>

   

>> And one final comment:   Why can't we reconceptualize the entire
>> idea of a wordprocessor market? I, for one, would be happy to
>> "subscribe" to XyWrite at, say $50/75 a year, in exchange for at least
>> one update (even bug-fix) per year, a quarterly newsletter, a web
>> site and telephone support. How can we expect a small company to
>> survive when its major source of revenue must come from finding
>> *new* customers??? That means XyWrite must constantly struggle
>> against the giants while not being able to rely on the enlightened
>> (i.e. confirmed XyWriters). Why must we treat XyWrite like an
>> "object" rather than a "service" to which we subscribe or even an
>> "organization" or "society" to which we pay membership dues???
>>
>> Myron
>
>Interesting idea. I wonder if enough people would pay to support
>even that level of service.
>mu
>

  I would. I think "subscribing" to XyWrite's a great idea.


Chris Wren
Madison, Wisconsin
cgwren@xxxxxxxx