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Who's feeding these 15 World Class programmers I wonder ?
That's a lot of Pizza over 2 years......
and a ton of $$$$ for salaries too.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WParks [mailto:parks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 5:06 PM
> To: 'Omega List'
> Subject: Re: Cruz Brothers and 2000i
>
>
> I for one, hope this information is true if this new program will
> not be an
> internet fed only program. While the internet is a great medium, it is far
> from being an ends to all means. Dial-ups are too slow, T1's too
> costly, and
> cable modems and DSL have their drawbacks. Those of us in more rural areas
> don't have the luxury of reliable internet services and need alternatives
> like satellite feeds and not the $80 per month internet via satellite kind
> of schemes.
>
> I can certainly wait since I have waited this long just for an upgrade to
> 2000i. As many people who like TS, I believe there are equally as many who
> do not like TS but see it as the only game in town. Nothing would
> please me
> more than to see a strong TS competitor. Hopefully this new game
> will have a
> strong financial backing for promotion, and advertising, as well
> as a great
> piece of software. If they do, then the world will beat a path to
> their door
> and we can kiss the arrogant Cruz brothers goodbye.
>
> William
>
> > TradeStation Technologies (formerly Omega Research)
> > is more interested in motivating customers into
> > leasing TradeStation Pro than in buying 2000i.
> >
> > It's actually good business for them, since, in the
> > long run, they will get more $$$ from the renewable
> > income.
> >
> > What they do not know is that in about October, there
> > will be a new product from a heretofore undercover firm
> > that will be many times more powerful than TS Pro and will
> > SELL for a fraction of the price. I can't say much
> > more at this point, except this product is being developed
> > by 15 world-class programmers with about 30 man-years of
> > labor already into it. They have also examined TradeLab and
> > claim theirs is better. 'nuff said.
> >
> > So, if you are using TS4 and don't like leasing software,
> > you may want to wait a few more months.
> >
> > - mark jurik
> >
> >
> > PS -- please don't ask me for more details. I promised to
> > disclose only what they permitted.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------
> > From: Zmktwzrd@xxxxxxx
> > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 10:24 AM
> > To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Cruz Brothers and 2000i
> >
> > I think Omega has made a terrible marketing mistake with 2000i. I am a
> > systems vendor who sells systems in ELS code only. As some of you know
> this
> > is a more secure data type and it is not read by TS4. However, the vast
> > majority of TS4 owners have not upgraded to 2000i (or they still use
> > supercharts).
> >
> > I think the reason for this is that the 2000i upgrade is GROSSLY
> > overpriced!!!!! People dont want to bother with it. When is the
> marketing
> and
> > management dept. going to realize that 90% of $100 is better than 5% of
> > $700!!!!
> >
> > Cmon guys!!! Motivate people to upgrade! Get the upgrade price
> WAY down so
> > people will want to do it. I am going to be forced to move off of your
> > platform and to a stand alone environment because of this. Many other
> vendors
> > I have spoken to are saying the same thing........I hope your
> > listening........
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> >
> >
>
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