Comments on: Instant Gratification http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/instant-gratification/ falling indelibly into the past Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:48:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jonathan http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/instant-gratification/#comment-1035 Jonathan Wed, 01 Jun 2005 21:14:54 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=493#comment-1035 <p>a) its really eerie how many of my friends have written books on flash or are on the lecture circuit.  i wish i could have stomached it for a little longer—some of them are living nicely off of royalties right now </p> <p> b) people are generally positive about the merger—adobe has been focusing mainly on print , while macromedia has been on the web.  adobe programs don’t crash, macromedia programs do. </p> <p> the only issue that people get iffy about is the likely ‘end-of-the-line’ for two programs: <br /> macromedia’s fireworks - which was a direct competitor of imageready and ‘lite photoshop’ for the budget consumer <br /> macromedia’s freehand - which had a HUGE following among vector illustrators for having a completely different user-interface than adobe illustrator , and one that many people preferred (it was still #2, but with a big marketshare) </p> <p> I could care less about fireworks, but i’m going to really miss freehand </p> a) its really eerie how many of my friends have written books on flash or are on the lecture circuit.  i wish i could have stomached it for a little longer—some of them are living nicely off of royalties right now

b) people are generally positive about the merger—adobe has been focusing mainly on print , while macromedia has been on the web.  adobe programs don’t crash, macromedia programs do.

the only issue that people get iffy about is the likely ‘end-of-the-line’ for two programs:

macromedia’s fireworks - which was a direct competitor of imageready and ‘lite photoshop’ for the budget consumer

macromedia’s freehand - which had a HUGE following among vector illustrators for having a completely different user-interface than adobe illustrator , and one that many people preferred (it was still #2, but with a big marketshare)

I could care less about fireworks, but i’m going to really miss freehand

]]> By: meg http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/instant-gratification/#comment-1034 meg Mon, 30 May 2005 14:46:25 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=493#comment-1034 <p>a) “Two nightmare companies that can now make terrible products together”—Special K </p> <p> b) I understand completely and look forward to seeing what you do. </p> <p> c) You of all people should recognize the difference between raining on your parade and pissing on my own feet. </p> a) “Two nightmare companies that can now make terrible products together”—Special K

b) I understand completely and look forward to seeing what you do.

c) You of all people should recognize the difference between raining on your parade and pissing on my own feet.

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/instant-gratification/#comment-1033 KF Sun, 29 May 2005 18:55:24 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=493#comment-1033 <p>a) Every manager at Macromedia may well have been a raging fuckwit, which would explain, in no small part, why they just got bought out by Adobe. </p> <p> b) Yeah, the notion of standards-compliance only seems to have occurred to anybody super-late in the game.  But again—it’s not about the execution.  It’s about the possibilities. </p> <p> c) Don’t rain on my parade, man. </p> a) Every manager at Macromedia may well have been a raging fuckwit, which would explain, in no small part, why they just got bought out by Adobe.

b) Yeah, the notion of standards-compliance only seems to have occurred to anybody super-late in the game.  But again—it’s not about the execution.  It’s about the possibilities.

c) Don’t rain on my parade, man.

]]> By: meg http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/instant-gratification/#comment-1032 meg Sun, 29 May 2005 17:49:07 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=493#comment-1032 <p>Brrrr, kids, really scary, as Count Floyd used to say.  Vemos [I´d link, but I´m on a ridiculously slow terminal] sez that the new version is mostly standards-compliant, but I´m not sure that I´ll ever forgive Macromedia for taking EIGHT FECKIN´ YEARS to bother with standards. </p> <p> Plus every manager at Macromedia I´ve ever known was a raging fuckwit. </p> <p> Sorry not to be supportive.  I´m glad you´re having fun, but I´m scarred from years of 1)living two blocks from the Macromedia World Headquarters, 2) having dozens of friends spit out from the Macromedia system as drained and gutted shades of their former selves, and 3) having computers barf and/or flame out when slapped with crap-ass Flash code. </p> <p> But I really am happy you´re having fun!  And if I have any Flash questions, I´ll know whom to ask (who won´t go pale and have convulsions). </p> Brrrr, kids, really scary, as Count Floyd used to say.  Vemos [I´d link, but I´m on a ridiculously slow terminal] sez that the new version is mostly standards-compliant, but I´m not sure that I´ll ever forgive Macromedia for taking EIGHT FECKIN´ YEARS to bother with standards.

Plus every manager at Macromedia I´ve ever known was a raging fuckwit.

Sorry not to be supportive.  I´m glad you´re having fun, but I´m scarred from years of 1)living two blocks from the Macromedia World Headquarters, 2) having dozens of friends spit out from the Macromedia system as drained and gutted shades of their former selves, and 3) having computers barf and/or flame out when slapped with crap-ass Flash code.

But I really am happy you´re having fun!  And if I have any Flash questions, I´ll know whom to ask (who won´t go pale and have convulsions).

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