I'm sure you know that segment is from Monty Python's »Monty Python and the Holy Grail« (1974) which is a superb example of very British humour.
So we could have fun discussing which software is the »I'm not dead« person, who's carrying him and who hits his head. Well, my ideas are...
- Michael
Generally those that throw the first stone are the ones to be wary of. MadCap are just nervous and kicking up dust!
Sarah, you're very cute in this post however you simply did not review the raw data I linked to within my post. Here is the post. Again.
http://charlesjeter.com/2007/08/...help-dead-
again
And the link to the raw data I drew my conclusions from. Again.
http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/
...essSegments.pdf
Notice that the 'Other' category does NOT have anything to do with RoboHelp.
Again.
As I mentioned in my original blog entry last week, there are two significant missing areas. First, from the Segment - Other - where one would expect RoboHelp to be. Second, from two different Investor Relations resources there is no mention of RoboHelp either during the Macromedia merger or currently within the FY07 explanation of the business segments.
-- Charles
Sarah, I checked both page ten of the presentation and page ten of the actual PDF.
Neither had anything that stated RoboHelp was part of the Other category. Your raw data is the same I've been using, however nobody from Adobe has confirmed RoboHelp is part of the Other Segment to this date, and no print documentation has been found either.
So my assertion still stands. RoboHelp was omitted.
I do think you are correct for the reason why... I don't think it's a grassy knoll / lone gunman type of scenario: It just doesn't earn enough money for Adobe to care.
I wouldn't say they don't care, but it likely doesn't earn enough money at this time for Adobe to itemize it on a report. Several other niche market or low income products are missing, or I assume are rolled into their parent figures. Likely could be the same for RoboHelp, which would be part of a Developer Tools grouping per Adobe's product pages.
Charles has ulterior motives, financial and emotional as usual.
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