Comments on: FileMakery, Part I http://fmcollective.com/2006/06/14/filemakery-part-i/ Syndicating the best FileMaker blogs Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:44:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Chris Cain http://fmcollective.com/2006/06/14/filemakery-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Chris Cain Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:44:11 +0000 http://fmcollective.proofgroup.com/?p=8#comment-18 IMHO, FM 7 was only "more complex" to those of us who were used to .fp5. I suspect that for the beginning user, .fp7 is easier in many many ways. IMHO, FM 7 was only “more complex” to those of us who were used to .fp5. I suspect that for the beginning user, .fp7 is easier in many many ways.

]]> By: Steven H. Blackwell http://fmcollective.com/2006/06/14/filemakery-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Steven H. Blackwell Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:19:35 +0000 http://fmcollective.proofgroup.com/?p=8#comment-19 FileMaker, Inc. has added a great amount of power, and concomitant complexity, in versions 7 and 8. They didn't lose. Neither have developers who invested time, effort, and yes money, in keeping ahead of the power curve. There are some people who did lose though: those who either couldn't or wouldn't invest the effort to stay ahead of the status quo. This trend likely will continue, with ever changing classes of winners and, yes, of some losers. Steven H. Blackwell FileMaker, Inc. has added a great amount of power, and concomitant complexity, in versions 7 and 8. They didn’t lose. Neither have developers who invested time, effort, and yes money, in keeping ahead of the power curve.

There are some people who did lose though: those who either couldn’t or wouldn’t invest the effort to stay ahead of the status quo. This trend likely will continue, with ever changing classes of winners and, yes, of some losers.

Steven H. Blackwell

]]> By: gregory durniak http://fmcollective.com/2006/06/14/filemakery-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-20 gregory durniak Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:32:25 +0000 http://fmcollective.proofgroup.com/?p=8#comment-20 The advantage of .FP5 over other products was that .FP5 was drop dead simple. If FileMaker adds complexity , they will lose. I once asked FileMaker VP Keith Robinson if FileMaker would ever consider releasing an "Enterprise" version of FileMaker, with all the requisite bells & whistles. He said no way. That is not FileMaker's market. The advantage of .FP5 over other products was that .FP5 was drop dead simple. If FileMaker adds complexity , they will lose.

I once asked FileMaker VP Keith Robinson if FileMaker would ever consider releasing an “Enterprise” version of FileMaker, with all the requisite bells & whistles. He said no way. That is not FileMaker’s market.

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