Quark OS X - Testing, Free Upgrade?
- Quark on Tuesday began posting details about QuarkXPress 6 on its Web site. The initial release includes information on OS X compatibility, user interface refinements and expanded "undo" options. "This is the first glimpse--we'll be announcing more information every couple of weeks," Turpin said.
No exact timeframe is quoted, but Turpin reports they are "in the home stretch".
Meanwhile, MacFixIt reports that a promotional email indicates that QuarkXPress 5.0 users will be able to upgrade to 6.0 for free:
For a limited time, upgrade to QuarkXPress 5.0 and receive an upgrade to the upcoming release of QuarkXPress 6.0 at no additional charge.
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Originally posted by Macrumors
Turpin reports they are "in the home stretch".
Great! Just 9 months away!!:rolleyes:
yawn. :rolleyes:
Meanwhile, MacFixIt reports that a promotional email indicates that QuarkXPress 5.0 users will be able to upgrade to 6.0 for free: "For a limited time, upgrade to QuarkXPress 5.0 and receive an upgrade to the upcoming release of QuarkXPress 6.0 at no additional charge."
Quite clearly the promotion is for people upgrading NOW from a version prior to 5.0, saying that if they purchase the 5.0 upgrade now then they'll get the 6.0 upgrade for free when it is released, a common practice for most major software companies in anticipation of an upcoming major version upgrade. In absolutely no way does this even hint that existing 5.0 users will get the 6.0 upgrade for free. Sheesh....
Originally posted by brossow
Whoa! Talk about reading way too much into a statement.
Quite clearly the promotion is for people upgrading NOW from a version prior to 5.0, saying that if they purchase the 5.0 upgrade now then they'll get the 6.0 upgrade for free when it is released, a common practice for most major software companies in anticipation of an upcoming major version upgrade. In absolutely no way does this even hint that existing 5.0 users will get the 6.0 upgrade for free. Sheesh....
Nah, you just weren't reading between the lines... What existing 5.0 users, huh?
Quark knows as well as anyone that practically no one has bought XP5 yet. So what is that, 2 years without income for Quark? They want you to buy now so they can make payroll and clear inventory. They have a lot of dusty boxes.
The customers were wanting an OS X version when 5 was released, didn't need a new version with web design tweaks so quick on the heels of 4, because they used other apps for web and really didn't need to port a print project over to HTML as is. This same customer base has been waiting for an OS X version ever since, until Adobe got InDesign into shape with version 2, and started almost giving it away.
Originally posted by DreaminDirector
Sorry Quark, switched to Adobe InDesign awhile ago. All Quark can do now is sit back and watch the market share continue to slide away....
Yeah, I've heard they're down to 98% of the publishing market now... It's pathetic that such a lame company can hang onto a market just by setting the standard a decade ago & I have a feeling they've learned very little from InDesign's positive reviews. I don't expect Quark 6 to stray very far from Quark 3.3....
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