MS expression studio
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- abba_cadaver
How do I convince my boss that switching to MS expression studio is a bad idea?
He is convinced that it will make our process more efficient since we work on PC's and that it will take of and be adopted all over the industry (he doesn't use any of these programs by the way)
- material-10
kill him, now
- geralddean0
Its geniuses like this who keep M$ with 85% of the market.
- Mimio0
quit
- Mimio0
Yep, and all those IT directors who upgrade without question.
- Dancer0
what is MS expression?
- abba_cadaver0
Any one have any arguments against it? i.e it would make exchanging files be tween printers and others difficult. Inferior quality, Bad experiences etc...
- material-10
just have him look at the office suite, nuf said
- Dancer0
ah I see:
So many tool options in this vector package:
Till them that working from home/integrating with print studios/swapping files with other companies will be seriously inhibated. Also Adobe has been developing design packages for x Years and they obviously know there shit. It would be more costly for them to learn all new software and it will slow up you design process.
Or
Quit – I would
- Llyod0
ha I'm actually downloading a trial of Expression Design just to see how crappy it is.
- OSFA0
10!
- Llyod0
gonna be hard to top that
- jaylarson0
using and learning a new, unproved product, in an already competitive market, is costly, risky, and a waste of resources.
- OSFA0
laugh and walk out...
do you guys get free Zunes at work?
- Mimio0
Ask your boss the user penetration of the SilverLight player.
- orkman0
He is taking a big risk on assumptions. And how people get promoted to positions like that is beyond me (he doesn't use the programs). He really needs to ask your input to make a decision.
1. It is more efficient to continue to have you work in the Adobe suite (I assume this is what you are using now?) than to go to a whole new suite.
2. Usually first releases (or upgrades for that matter) of software are buggy and need time to assess and work out.
3. Tactfully state that your team are the experts and feel it's not a wise decision at this time.
4. Persuade him to buy 1 license of it and have one of you kick it around and see.
5. Adobe is the shizzle.Good luck.
- orkman0
P.S. IMHO Microsoft has a poor track record with their graphics software.
- Llyod0
here's what happened...
your boss read an article in business week or some other periodical about microsoft's strategy against adobe. he assumes that they'll be victorious and he'll be cool, in the know, and have a headstart if his company is an early adopter. because of this you are screwed.
- Mick0
If you're doing mostly .Net development it may actually help a little. Anyone doing mostly .Net work who has had to work in Visual Studio will think expression is a godsend ;)
It's not bad for a v1, but yes it's time consuming and hard to get away from something you're so comfortable and familiar with that has such a proven track record.
- Nairn0
Why not turn it around and ask your boss to provide qualifiable evidence of any benefit?
Has MSoft ANY track record in graphics software? (MS Paint aside, clearly).
How will this improve workflow between with Illustrator or Photoshop, etc?
As others have said - Silverlight has negligible market penetration (which can't be resolved by Vista bundling.. ha ha). It's basically a panicked reaction by microsoft seeing Google & Adobe begin to tackle the desktop and browser with widgets and application-level functionality.
Also, ask your boss if he's aware of 'flex' - even if you're not, he'll go and check it and see it's the future.
- Llyod0
actually MS is probably going to win. they write the rules of the game after all