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[Metastockusers] Re: MetaStock v10



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> Just as I suspected.

JT, take care not to confuse PR with facts.


This is PR:

> Equis staff honestly strive to service its customers, if you have 
> suggestions of things that we can do not only to our product but to 
> our business practices to give you our Employer a more satisfactory 
> service please let us know,


This is fact:

There is a long-standing list of MetaStock bugs waiting to be fixed.


Let's hope the above signals a change in attitude towards MetaStock 
development and its users.  Perhaps nobody would be happier to see 
this, than myself.


jose '-)
http://www.metastocktools.com



--- In Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "joetrade69" <joetrade69@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> Below is a reply to this same rumor started in another user group. I 
> found it very interesting.
> 
> 
> "From:  "Eduardo R. da Silva" <edasilva@xxxx> 
> Date:  Wed Mar 9, 2005  8:00 am 
> Subject:  RE: [EquisMetaStock Group] MetaStock v10
> 
>  
> My name is Eduardo da Silva and I work for Equis, as many of you may 
> know I subscribe to the group and read the posts often.  Even
> though, I been having fun observing the post regarding MetaStock v10
> and the worries of everyone I thought it would be cruel to allow
> some of you guys to become so worked up with false rumors.
>  
> I wanted to make sure everyone in the group knows officially from 
> Equis, since I represent Equis, that we have no intentions of
> locking MetaStock to only a single data source as suggested. Equis
> is honestly all about its customers, and what benefit would there be
> to our users if we were to lock the data access in MetaStock to only
> one vendor. The answer is none, so even though at times we have
> limited resources, which may give the impression that we are staring
> at our own navel, we make a serious effort and invest a lot of time
> and money to ensure that we are looking outwards treating each
> customer as if they were our only customer, our employer. I know
> that sometimes it doesn't look that way but we are trying as hard as
> we can.
>  
> Everyone around the office is passionate about our users, our 
> products and our company. Such Spirit is what has motivated my to 
> stay for over 5 years now, and honestly I am one of the newer 
> employees at Equis, I can say that over 80% of Equis' employees have 
> been working here for over 5 years. We want to make sure that we are 
> fulfilling the vision of Equis founder, Steve Achiles, "To help 
> people become better investors through the use of Technology."
>  
> Equis staff honestly strive to service its customers, if you have 
> suggestions of things that we can do not only to our product but to 
> our business practices to give you our Employer a more satisfactory 
> service please let us know, we have very thick skin around here so 
> you don't have to worry about offending any of us, after all you are 
> the boss.
>  
> Rest assured that this rumors are nothing but FALSE statements. They 
> are nothing but malicious rumors.
>  
> We thank you for your loyalty, for your dedication and appreciate to 
> MetaStock."
> 
> 
> Just as I suspected.
> 
> Trader Joe...
> 
> 
> --- In Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jose" <josesilva22@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> 
> To put this issue into perspective, the reality is that if the 
> rumor turns out to be true and Equis does lock its EOD data format, 
> little will change for established MS users.
>
> Support for MetaStock will continue here and elsewhere, for both 
> pre & post MS v10.  The MetaStock user base is still massive - large 
> enough to support several forums - and will continue this way for
> some time.
>
> And whilst AmiBroker is evolving into the ultimate coder's tool, I 
> don't see any professional *traders* taking it up, yet.  The 
> learning curve involved with a new charting software takes valuable
> time away from the original purpose for these tools: trading.
>
> The thing to keep in perspective is that successful trading is 
> probably only about 20% charting platform, and 80% strategy/smarts/
> attitude.  You wouldn't hear Picasso or Dali having a heated 
> discussion over which paint brushes make a better painting.
>
> Spend too much time delving in the details (charting tools), and 
> miss out on the broader picture.   If trading is your ultimate goal,
> MetaStock v8.01/v9.0 is fine.
> 
> 
> jose '-)
> http://www.metastocktools.com
> 
> 
> --- In Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jose" <josesilva22@xxxx> 
> wrote:
>
> The rumor in the industry has it that Equis is ready to release 
> MetaStock v10 sometime this April.  Apparently the most significant 
> change is that they are finally locking up their data format, so
> that MetaStock will only accept Reuters data.
> Some data & MetaStock resellers are already considering
> alternatives.
> 
> I sincerely hope this rumor turns out to be false.  In any case, 
> it will take a lot more features than data-locking before I consider 
> upgrading from MetaStock v8.01.
> 
> 
> jose '-)
> http://www.metastocktools.com





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