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Re: [xml-dev] Re: Abuse of this list
- From: Mitch Amiano <mitch.amiano@agilemarkup.com>
- To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
- Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:18:48 -0400
I think the better comparison would be if the seller was standing behind
your booth, wearing a monogrammed shirt with your logo, while he was
doing the shouting for his product.
Andrew Welch wrote:
>> Everyone is shouting ever louder
>> to be heard above the noise. And you never know, the seller in the fruit
>> market who shouts his wares the loudest might actually have some good
>> tomatoes on offer.
>
> ...but would you still buy them if he was shouting right in your face
> as you are trying to look at something else?
>
> Stylus Studio could be a great product, but the popup ads that obscure
> what you're reading really give it the wrong image. They need to
> rethink their marketing - popup ads, spam emails about "new video
> tutorials" and seemingly endless home furnishings style sales (just
> checked, one is on at the moment: "STYLUS STUDIO SUMMER SAVINGS
> SPECTACULAR") seem like an odd way of selling an IDE, and an outdated
> way of selling anything.
>
> My advice, if they're interested, is get rid of their marketing dept.
> and make the home edition free.
>
> Check out their purchase page: http://www.stylusstudio.com/buy/
>
> ...even that has got a popup on it! Unbelievable.
>
> cheers
> andrew
> http://andrewjwelch.com
>
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