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RE: [Virtools] Virtools Promises and Competion

Mathieu Nicodeme said:

Virtools has decided to stop development of our Creation software. It was a difficult choice for us to make, but we felt it was the only option that would guarantee the quality of our software. With the growing complexity of Virtools products, it has grown unmanageable for us to develop both Creation and Dev simultaneously.

I'd like to understand, I thought that Creation was Dev without the SDK part.
It seems that your decision is not a technical but a marketing one.
 
I think it's a wrong decision and I am very sorry. I was waiting version 2 to buy Creation (or perhaps Dev) but now I am obliged to look at the Macromedia Director solution, even if I hate this product and this company.
 
It's not sufficient to be technically the best, without a numerous and loyal user base you cannot go ahead. Creation was the best way to extand this user base (note that 3 of the 4 demos on Virtools site are made with Creation).
 
In the past I have bought very good products but I have lost my time and my money with them because of such marketing strategic errors who killed them. I am not ready to make the same mistake one more time with Virtools. I know that the market is stupid and privilege big companies but I am tired to choose against it.
 
I really hope the future will say I am wrong.
 
JPB