QuarkXPress in June?

Finally, it has taken too long for this single App to come out. I was secretly hoping for Adobe to releade ID 3 before Quark got their FIRST OS X version of their app.

I think Adobe is waiting to release InDesign 3 untill Quark has their new version out. That way they could steal all the fanfair from Quark. That is if Quark sucks and InDesign is beyond Quark in features and what not.

Originally posted by julzmon
I think Adobe is waiting to release InDesign 3 untill Quark has their new version out. That way they could steal all the fanfair from Quark. That is if Quark sucks and InDesign is beyond Quark in features and what not.

I'm just hoping for a price war between the two! :)

There is no way Quark 6 is ready for June. Based on nothing but past Quark history, I'd be surprised to see it before September.

It's a shame that Quark has to do so little to maintain it's stranglehold over the DTP market. InDesign is a much better product.

Originally posted by julzmon
I think Adobe is waiting to release InDesign 3 untill Quark has their new version out. That way they could steal all the fanfair from Quark. That is if Quark sucks and InDesign is beyond Quark in features and what not.

I think you are right.
Adobe already has the upper hands.
It wouldn't hurt for them to wait after Quark 6 is out.
Then they'll be able to attack directly at Quark's weakness and make more features in the mean time.
Quark is far behind, unless this one is a god-like, they'll lose again.

Sad to say, but I think this rumor is true. Quark currently has a Final Candidate released to the beta testers, and we're in the middle of May, so a June (late) release is definitely possible. And how do I know about the Final Candidate? Because I'm part of the beta testers program. Don't get me wrong now, I hate Quark as much as the rest of us, but at the moment, my graphics department hasn't moved to ID, and I'm still not sure we can or will. So, I'm doing what i can to make QuarkXPress 6 a functional app. As it stands now, there are still some big issues Quark has to fix, like the fact that it doesn't work well with font manager apps such as Font Reserve. Previous releases were REALLY bad, but this FC one is a bit better.

I like ID, but Adobe needs to do more ot make the interface easier and more functional IMO. There's just TOO many palettes you need to have open just to use the basic features. Also, I'd actually, believe it or NOT, like to see some XPress 6 features make their way into ID, like synchronized text, and multiple layouts in a project. Those are nice features, truly they are!

Whatever, Quark is lame. But I would like to thank them for taking so long to go to OSX, which made me try out InDesign. I have now seen the light, I might not have if Quark had their sh*t together in the 1st place. Thanks Quark!

Sorry, I really don't understand the great hesitation with ID 2.0. I've personally done six annual reports in InDesign since November.

I will never go back to Xpress. If your in the ad game, and are simply doing single & double page spreads, frankly Illustrator can achieve your needs.

But when it comes to documents with vast amounts of information such as annuals and financials, InDesign is the cats ass. If Adobe implements folders for styles sheets, and advanced table style sheets in 3.0 it will dominate.

I'm sorry if I come off as a shill, but guy's don't wait, make the move, learn the software, the transition is simple.

Your loyalty to Quark and it's outdated software is unwarranted and unfounded.

If your waiting for your film houses and printers to get off their sorry buts, call Adobe, they'll help you find somone that can get the job done.

Cheers,
AC/CD

It seems there isn't a week that goes by that we don't hear about Quark coming out soon. Why don't they just admit defeat?

P-Worm

its amazing that a company with one product can survive like that...and they charge so much for it too! i bet that in order to make up for lost revenue, theyll have to charge like $1,500 for the new version.