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To: Free Framers <framers@xxxxxxxxx>, "'mhilton@xxxxxxxxx'" <mhilton@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: WWP in Frame 6.0
From: "Stevens, Ananda" <Ananda_Stevens@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 14:44:55 -0600
Sender: owner-framers@xxxxxxxxx
Regarding WebWorks Publisher and Frame... >>>The Adobe website states that Quadralay Webworks Publisher Standard Edition >>>comes with Frame 6.0. Is the "Standard Edition" the top-of-the-line version >>>of WWP? >>The Standard Edition lets you generate output and do mappings, but it does >>not let you create templates. In other words, no. >So, anyone who's serious about XML/HTML conversion must still buy the >top-end version of WWP and install it over the "standard Edition" that comes >with V6.0. Hmmm. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Consider the options: (1) Most people in a group get Frame with the "Standard Ed." WWP. A few get the top-end version of WWP. Only a few people can muck with the templates, but everyone should be able to use those templates. Frame costs ~700, WWP adds ~400; total group cost is ((all * 700) + (few * 300)). And yes, I *am* guessing on the costs. (2) Frame includes the FULL version of WWP. But now, instead of ~700, the price is up to ~900. So the group cost becomes (all * 900). Suppose you have eight people in the group, two of whom will work on the HTML templates. You'd save $1000 with the first option. (1) 5600 + 600 = 6200 (2) 7200 OTOH, in a one- or two-person shop, where both people work on the templates, you'd lose $200 with the first option. So here are the questions: (1) Will Quadralay give you a discount for the full version of WWP if you already have the Standard Edition from FrameMaker? (2) Will Adobe give you a discount for Frame 6 if you already have WWP? For that matter... (3) Will Adobe give you a discount for Frame 6 if you already paid for the Acrobat 4 upgrade? (4) Will Adobe finally offer a Frame + other stuff package? (GoLive seems to be an obvious candidate, since it's mentioned as a "Related Product".) Maybe Adobe doesn't yet have upgrade prices posted because they're still trying to figure out answers to these questions....?? Ponderingly, Ananda Stevens ananda.stevens@windriver.com ** To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@omsys.com ** ** with "unsubscribe framers" (no quotes) in the body. **