Is XW a dog?

[Stephen Shaw sshaw@xxxxxxxx]

Peter

At 10:07 PM 4/12/96 EDT, you wrote:
"Xy Windows was a dog"
I am also a hard-core longterm XY and XPL user, and am delighted by XW.
Could you be more specific as to what shortcomings you see in it?

Steve Shaw



>>	But it's too late for the development of FranklyWrite.
>>	Still they might investigate the possibility.
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>I may be too late for *development*. It is not too late for porting.
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>>	Yes, OS/2 is powerful, and if you read Information Week,
>>	it is a product of the year and all that. But OS/2 is
>>	compatible with the greater Win3.1 market, DOS market,
>>	so why bother.
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>I don't understand what you mean by "compatible".  Yes, OS/2 can run
>Windows programs, but any Windows or DOS program has built-in limitations.
>"Why bother" ? Because OS/2 has so much more to offer a word processor.
>Anyone who's tinkered with that OS knows what the possibilities would be.
>XyWrite could be offered in both text-based and PM (Presentation Manager
>based versions. If you think DOS-based XyWrite is fast, imagine its power
>under OS/2!
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>>	TTG does want to sell their expensive product, not
>>	develop it for 'fun'.  Law offices, a significant
>>	target, can write off the cost and have no loyalty to
>>	any platform, as you may have.
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>Please do not try to condescend. I have seen very little "development" of
>XyWrite by TTG. In fact, I have gone back to my pre-TTG version because it
>works better. Xy Windows was a dog. Law offices *and* myself will
>purchase what works best. My "loyalty" is to products that perform
>according to my needs.
>
>XyWrite will always be a niche product. An OS/2 port would only help TTG
>maintain that niche.
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>>	I can see TTG putting out more utility, and you can run
>>	it under OS/2, but they know their present dull customers
>>	and these grey customers are sticking with Win3.1
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>"Utility" I will wait to see. (I've been waiting about 3 years). Running
>a windows app under OS/2 is like driving a race car with a 20 MPH governor
>(and that's the fault of the Windows app, not OS/2). I wouldn't count on
>law firms sticking with 3.1 more than another 6 months, on the average.
>They'll switch to a server-OS because it makes sense for a typical law
>firm.
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