Re: FileMaker annoyances



In article <fg8b9g$de5$2@xxxxxxxx>, Chris Brown
<cbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Verne Arase wrote:
Anyone else cheesed off about FileMaker's incompatability with Leopard -

more than a little.

I don't use IWP, presently, and my solutions are single-language, so I
don't see any incompatibilites. If I were in a different situation,
maybe I would be upset; however, at this time I have no reason to be
"cheesed off." I moved to FileMaker 9 months ago, so I don't know what
issues older versions might have.

On the issue of older versions, I don't see other major products
providing compatibility upgrades for non-current versions when a new OS
release appears: Photoshop, Illustrator, MS Office, ...

I used to work at Claris (now FileMaker, Inc) and, quite frankly, being
owned by Apple was a two-edged sword. In many cases we actually got
less support or access than other major developers just so Apple could
avoid being accused of favoritism -- though our size and breadth of
product lines got us more support than most small developers, we got
less than other companies our size.

So far as the Mobile aspect is concerned, I've been expecting this
action for a couple of years.

--
Spenser
.



Relevant Pages

  • Re: FileMaker annoyances
    ... owned by Apple was a two-edged sword. ... less support or access than other major developers just so Apple could ... Having significant numbers of Mac users, who will naturally want to go Leopard, they are more than a little unimpressed with FMI performance and policy regarding the Leopard compatibility fiasco. ...
    (comp.sys.mac.apps)
  • Re: A convert to Apple needs friendly advice
    ... I've never owned an Apple ... Devices rather depend on drivers. ... Does MacOS-X support the IPP protocol? ... > source, open file formats, and open protocols. ...
    (uk.comp.sys.mac)
  • A convert to Apple needs friendly advice
    ... The few Apple owning friends ... What is the Bluetooth support like? ... My RISC OS machine just prints to a postscript file which is sent ... the importance open source, open file formats, and open protocols. ...
    (uk.comp.sys.mac)
  • Re: A convert to Apple needs friendly advice
    ... The Apple Store on Regent Street. ... > Susie wants to be able to play DVDs. ... > What is the Bluetooth support like? ...
    (uk.comp.sys.mac)
  • RE: Audio iPod and MCE
    ... In the years I've spent browsing support forums, I have seen only two iPods ... The battery in iPods always lasts as stated, ... The iPod ... You don't have to send Apple your iPod ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter)