Alan Marconett wrote:
>Hi Alan K, !
>
>I take your point! Better then nothing, I suppose. I like your "area ∗
>complexity" algorithm. But I think they've been using this for what, 6+
>years now? Must work for them.
>
>
Well it works, but it could work better even for them. They appear to
be very Euro-centric, and targeting commercial outfits etc since that's
who buys in Europe. I don't think they really have a proper concept of
just how many individuals would afford it themselves in the US etc if
the pricing and capabilities were properly matched to individual needs.
As it is it's $400 for a double beginner size board setup, for schematic
and layout. If that was more like $200, they would sell way more than
2x as many, even though it would still be priced at 2x of a lot of the
competition.. $400 simply puts it out of the purchase realm of many
people who'd manage to afford $150 or $200, and there are way more
people in that category here than in Europe, I don't think they really
understand that idea very well..
What it really needs is simply a map. A chart or graphic map of which
copy or move etc function to use under which circumstances would greatly
advance ease of use for most people. Similarly a chart for what to do
for the various library operations would make way more sense than all
the different descriptions. Though of it a week ago when the library
discussions came up, simply don't have time to do it myself right now..
Alan