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All I
can say is I agree with you completely, and I hope that Equis replies in detail
to your questions and that you will post it here. You have done a great job of
expressing in a more detailed way the thoughts I had in my earlier post.
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I'm
not sure AIQ is that much better in terms of listening to it's customers, at
least since their aquisition by Track Data (it seems all the big data companies
want to buy a software company, but don't know how to manage it--just like
Reuters). However, the price/value with AIQ is much better; $79.95 per month for
real time data and that includes the price of their software. Reuters wants
$64.95/month for data, and $200/month plus for E-Signal and $1700 up
front for the software! Metastock needs to get to work and improve their product
so it will benefit serious traders. We don't need the marketing hype, and we
don't need to be "milked" as you put it.
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<SPAN
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Ron
Scott
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owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of John RSent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 1:29
PMTo: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: Re: MS 7.2 upgrade
A JOKE
Mickey,
I have to agree with you that on the information
I have seen to date V7.2 release looks poor value. After reading the Equis PR
release it was not clear to me what exactly was new or improved from V7.03. I
therefore emailed Equis support yesterday and asked
specifically:-
1. If System Tester now works across multiple
selected securities simultaneously.
2. If Internet integration feature is now fully
customisable by users (I am in UK so hard coded US site links are useless to
me).
3. Are the new 26 "Trading Systems" which are
included customisable by users or are they just closed black boxes like many
of the Experts shipped with Metastock.
4. Have any improvements been made to formula
language.
5. Is there a comprehesive list of all the new
features and improvements in V7.2 from V7.03 (not just a Press
Release).
When I get a reply will post info here.
IMO Equis seem to have lost their
direction since the takeover by Reuters. They certainly don't appear
to be listening to what existing Metastock users want (although they must be
aware becuase they monitor this board and the Yahoo Equis board). I
suspect Equis are under increasing commercial pressure from competitors like
AIQ who have made big inroads into the TA market. It now seems Equis are
attempting to milk their user base for easy revenue with successive
minor upgrade charges plus charging for various black box plug-ins/add-ons.
Personally I think the approach of closed black boxes and protected Experts
etc. is completelly at odds with the reason most users buy Metastock i.e.
to design, experiment and test their own trading ideas. It also worries
me that Equis has found it necessary to go out to a 3rd party for these
plug-ins etc. - why didn't they do the development themselves?, what about the
support issues? Commercially Equis may be trying to make Metastock more
attractive to new users of TA software but this market is well saturated
already. I don't know why Equis don't just stick to the traditional
strengths of the MS product and concentrate on enhancing it by LISTENING TO
EXISTING USERS - then the product really would be great. I also happen to
use AIQ (no other connection other than user) and they operate in almost
complete contrast to Equis. They have an excellent user group and beta test
group plus the developers are pro-active in encouraging input on new
features required. The AIQ product is not perfect (are they ever?) but they
have made enormous progress in the past 2 years by being open and really
listening to what user want and then making sure they have delivered it.
Apologies if this sounds like a plug for the AIQ product - it's not meant
to be (MS charting is better) - it's a plug for the way the AIQ company does
things.
IMHO one thing is for sure - if Equis do not wake up
soon there is only one direction they will be going (it aint up) and that
would be very sad for all us MS users.
John
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<A title=Michel.Amelinckx@xxxxxxxxxx
href="mailto:Michel.Amelinckx@xxxxxxxxxx";>Michel Amelinckx
To: <A title=metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>Metastock User List (E-mail)
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 7:04
PM
Subject: MS 7.2 upgrade A JOKE
I believe if you have your own systems
the new MS upgrade is just an other joke. One thing WOULD BE GREAT is
the testing on multiple securities but wait before you get too exited
because I have the feeling this is only for those new systems which they
added. So I believe it's better to by the add-on of Mr. DeBRY <A
href="http://www.debry.com/software_tools_and_services.htm And">http://www.debry.com/software_tools_and_services.htm
And most probably those new systems will be password protected so
experienced traders who would like to implement some things are left in the
cold. So I strongly belief apart those new systems nothing is
valuable. So people who don't have a GOOD system jet to trade may have
something with this. But I believe most experienced traders have
already their system and style. So would this suggests that MS is pointing
too the NEW inexperienced traders and letting the old experienced traders
out to dry. If this is the case they should strongly change their adds
in TASC and other magazines.
Access the internet within
MetaStock, so you can view internet content side-by-side with your MetaStock
charts. Now you can access the internet instantly from your
chart’s shortcut menu and bring it right up on your screen. Plus,
MetaStock 7.2’s new Web Resources feature lets you set up links to
your favorites web sites. Then, with the click of a mouse, MetaStock
will access up-to-the-minute information relating to your security, and
display it next to your chart.
This is already possible to add
icons with WWW links in MS
Make your trades online
within MetaStock, anytime, anywhere. It’s never be easier to
trade online. Because now you can choose the location within MetaStock
7.2 that’s most convenient for you, with the Online Trading toolbar.
MetaStock 7.2 works with Preferred Trade and other web based trading sites.
Same thing I have already an icons in MS
so when I click on it I get to my order entry screen of my
broker
Refresh button is already
there
Maybe for users who use Data on demand
there are some new features, but anyone knows the best value/money
services are QuotesPlus and TC2000 so I don't care about this thing what
they are trying to push us in using.
If I see all this I believe this is not
AT ALL made BY LISTENING TO THE REAL USERS, the traders. And for this
I like to ask the MS EOD USERS (not sales or tech people of MS) on
this list what you thing about all this.
Greetings
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