Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!apple!claris!drc From: drc@claris.UUCP (Dennis Cohen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Report on the Expo Message-ID: <4710@claris.UUCP> Date: 16 Aug 88 14:00:14 GMT References: <639@stech.UUCP> Reply-To: drc@claris.UUCP (Dennis Cohen) Organization: Claris Corporation, Mountain View CA Lines: 36 In article <639@stech.UUCP> sysop@stech.UUCP (Jan Harrington) writes: >Informix also wins the prize for the most highly hyped vaporware - the same >product called Wingz. (It's a "presentation spreadsheet", which means it's >a spreadsheet with rather nifty graphics capabilities - if it ever loses its >vaporware status.) > Informix told me the same thing at this show as they did at the SF Expo in January -- that they plan to ship the product by end of third quarter. Since they haven't yet slipped a delivery date, I believe that the appellation of "vaporware" is undeserved. They have not taken out ads in any of the trades promoting the product or implying that it was available -- they've merely done what the TV industry does in the summer each year, give "previews" of a coming attraction and announce the date when it will become available. >Prize for the most effective booth goes to Claris. Their simple design >really showed off their products effectively. No, it wasn't as flashy as >Wingz, but it did the job. Thank you from all the folks here. Kind words are always appreciated. >This Expo wasn't as "exciting" as last year's; there weren't the major >product announcements. However, there were a lot of good, solid products >being shown (Ashton-Tate's FullImpact looks like it's going to give Excel >a real run for its money, for example). I agree, IF it can overcome the fact that Excel is entrenched as the "standard" much like 1-2-3 in the DOS world. On the basis of technical merit, ease of use, functionality, and performance Full Impact should trample Excel into the ground; however, Excel has the name recognition. Full Impact will be the first spreadsheet I've ever wanted to own (VisiCalc was bundled in the purchase of my first Apple and is still shrink-wrapped six years later). Dennis Cohen Claris Corp. ------------ Disclaimer: Any opinions expressed above are _MINE_! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (lots of 'em today)