alexey wrote:This is the end of this story
ancing: , my congratulation, good job (but rather strange
)!!!
There is nothing wrong that MathCAD will take over SMath (the more stronger should win), but we can take the following customer lessons from the predicted events.
Due to SMath simulated MathCAD in most of the cases, there following pitfalls for the SMath users in future:
- MathCAD, just from economical reasons (they have a huge customer base and they need to keep they obligation to them), will continue to support its initial solutions. In other words, SMath (at least its desktop and live versions) will be forgotten;
- users that use pure SMath specific features will be forced to port / translate their work to the corresponding MathCAD features (if they exist, of course);
- users, who based their business solutions on the SMath, will suddenly discovery that they have lost their key software provider (the more they invest in SMath, the more they are going to lose);
- and this is the better what can happen, the worth will be if SMath will just disappear from the market. Just lose to MathCAD, for example (never think of your competitors from the viewpoint you please).
Just imagine, SMath started to emphasize on its differences, then even if MathCAD (or anybody else) will swallow SMath there will no problems. Just to clarify:
- MathCAD and SMath are no longer competitors, though if MathCAD will even buy SMath it will continue to advance this solution and support SMath users;
- it might be even better (be bought by a company with large user base), because SMath will immediately obtain the largest auditory it can even imagine now;
- users, that used SMath specific solutions for a long time will be recognized as a most advanced and foresighted ones (how do you like it?);
- old SMath users will be greatly rewarded for their faithfulness, by having much more features in a shorter time;
- SMath prices will be definitely decreased, just because the new company will try to extend the customer base;
- and at the end, at last, SMath guys can have 7 million USD (instead of 3), because they have en-powered this company, because they discover a new place in the market, because they can promote and market they product properly.
Now, do not start to blame me as a MathCAD spy or supporter
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If you do, then you do understand nothing