Re: Opinions about FM. Any basis in Fact?

[Dan Emory <danemory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Is the "someone" who made those statements named Bill Gates?
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At 08:09 AM 12/5/99 -0800, Charles Williams wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I have to buy tools for a tech pubs department. I am suggesting that we
>buy FM. I use fM and believe it's a very valuable tool. I have heard,
>however, these statements from someone who is also involved in tech
>pubs. Is there any basis in fact for these opinions? 
>
>* FrameMaker is only used by big companies on the West coast.
>
>* Large companies are shifting away from Frame, so in a couple years
>it's
>going to be dead.
>
>* Print shops don't even know what you're talking about if you mention
>FrameMaker.
>
>* He uses MS Word and claims never to have had a problem with formatting
>jumping around on him all the time, like headers and styles. He also
>claims
>never to have had problems with long documents, as long as 600 pages. He
>claims Frame has equal problems.
>
>* Most of his documentation is going online these days, so Frame isn't
>necessary.
>
>Regards,
>Charles Williams
>
>
>--
>Charles Williams, Owner and President
>American English Services
>PO Box 9413
>Santa Rosa, CA 95405
>Tel/Fax: 707 570 0149
>Mobile:  707 481 0128
>
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