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| From | Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.comm |
| Subject | Re: Last Thoth? |
| Date | 2013-12-09 15:36 -0600 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <l85d60$nrq$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <091220130719558666%michelle@michelle.org> <slrnlabpf5.1kh9.g.kreme@mbp55.local> <091220130949360236%lloydp21@live.com> <l856cp$818$1@dont-email.me> <vilain-D48CAF.13250809122013@news.individual.net> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
On 2013-12-09 21:25:08 +0000, Michael Vilain said: > In article <l856cp$818$1@dont-email.me>, > Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote: > >> On 2013-12-09 15:49:36 +0000, Lloyd said: >> >>> In article <slrnlabpf5.1kh9.g.kreme@mbp55.local>, Lewis >>> <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: >>> >>>> In message <091220130719558666%michelle@michelle.org> >>>> Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote: >>>>> In the email announcing Thoth 1.9.1.2, there appeared this sentence: >>>>> "Please also note that this is the final Thoth Announcements mailing." >>>> >>>>> The download, unlike previous updates, was not password protected. >>>> >>>>> Also, the Thoth web page ends with this paragraph: >>>> >>>>> "Thanks to everyone who registered Thoth over the years, and to all who >>>>> offered constructive criticism, encouragement, ideas for improvements, >>>>> and help in their own way. Special thanks to the few who re-registered, >>>>> to Drew D. Saur for hosting Thoth downloads for so many years, and to >>>>> Jean-Pierre Kuypers for both hosting Thoth and the long hours he spent >>>>> providing French localization for Thoth." >>>> >>>>> Sounds to me as if Brian has stopped working on the software. >>>> >>>> Again? >>> >>> Hopefully not. I've emailed Brian and directly asked him. No response >>> as of yet. >> >> I got a reply from Brian. I won't post the email he sent as he didn't >> indicate it was for publication. >> >> It appears that Thoth will not continue. Basically not enough >> purchasers to make it even pay for itself, which includes the domain >> and hosting fees. >> >> I always had good service and support from Brian. When I emailed with >> issues, he fixed them and provided some test versions along the way to >> what you see now. I'll be sorry to see it go away which is what will >> happen with no further support. >> >> It is basically a dollars and sense decision on his part, and while I >> wish it was different, I fully understand the issue. >> >> I will make some suggestions to him about how he might find enough >> success, but in the end I doubt it will make a difference. :( > > As callous as it sounds, isn't this how the free market works? How many > great products just died because people didn't know about them? Claris > made all these great products that were perfect in their price points > only to have the company vanish and the products killed off. Except for > Filemaker, which actually became something. > > It's not like Thoth is overpriced, like Unison. Guess it's just > economics. ?? Unison is less than $5 more than Thoth. -- Lloyd
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Last Thoth? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-09 07:19 -0700
Re: Last Thoth? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-09 15:46 +0000
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Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-20 15:24 -0500
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Re: Last Thoth? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-20 11:34 -0500
Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-20 11:01 -0600
Re: Last Thoth? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-19 15:00 +0000
Re: Last Thoth? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-19 10:30 -0800
Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-19 10:32 -0800
Re: Last Thoth? Guenther Fischer <never@spam.invalid> - 2013-12-09 18:53 +0100
Re: Last Thoth? "J.P. Kuypers" <Jean-Pierre.Kuypers@adresse.invalid> - 2013-12-09 19:50 +0100
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