It's not about who'm you email, it's about what you say. I'm sure I'm part of those 85%, which is misleading. Why? Because the poll asked "What technology would be nice to have? please select all that apply.". HTML5 was part of that list. Meanwhile "Less bugs, and a better coding experience" was not.
On 02 Jul 2014, at 09:55, Heather Laine <heat...@runrev.com> wrote: > If you didn't get a survey request from us, either you are not signed up to > receive emails from us (you've opted out of both promotional and newsletter > lists), you spam filtered or bounced our mail, or you joined the community > after we sent the survey. We sent that survey to every email address that we > had permission to mail. > > Regards, > > Heather > > On 2 Jul 2014, at 07:53, Richmond wrote: > >> On 02/07/14 00:09, Terence Heaford wrote: >>> On 1 Jul 2014, at 16:16, Heather Laine <heat...@livecode.com> wrote: >>> >>>> We surveyed our entire user base and a massive 85% of you want HTML5 >>>> deployment, ASAP. >>> >>> Nobody surveyed me? >>> >>> >>> —Terry >>> >>> >> >> Nor me. >> >> "a massive 85%" ??? >> >> "our entire user base" >> >> That is not true: all the kids I have taught Livecode to over the last 4 >> years >> (half of who use it for doing things on an on-off basis) were not surveyed. >> >> Those kids (who, unlike 52 year olds like me, are the future of Livecode) >> and their opinions matter; as do all the other kids around the world >> quietly getting to grips with Livecode. >> >> Come to think of things; I wonder how many kids younger than say, 18, >> who are "tinkering" with Livecode know what is meant by HTML5? >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> I think Livecode's plan to develop HTML5 capabilities is marvellous >> (I have already stated that), but their way of promoting it, like a lot >> of their other advertising, leaves a lot to be desired. >> >> I never buy washing powder because "9 out of 10 housewives prefer >> washing with Livecode"! >> >> I wash with Livecode because I see what it does to my clothes. >> >> Richmond. -- Anyone thinking about joining on the 28. June in Zurich? Please send me an email! -- Use an alternative Dictionary viewer: http://bjoernke.com/bvgdocu/ Chat with other RunRev developers: http://bjoernke.com/chatrev/ _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
