Comments on: Quark 8 Ships (who cares?)

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:23:40 +0000

Quark Cares? You be the judge…

Several months ago our college department decided to upgrade our 60 copies from 6.5 to 8. I called the sales department and asked for a quote. When they found out we were a college, they said I had to talk to the educational sales department.

Get this – they would not transfer me or give me the phone number! I had to wait for an e-mail from them which I would then respond to with my phone number and which then they would call me so we could get a quote.

Yeah, that’s what I thought also…

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:29:13 +0000

Quark is now officially 35% faster than InDesign from start to finish on any serious project. Not only can I make designs that look just as good or better (due to superior transparency, shadows, hanging punctuation controls and typography grids), but I can have my team work on the same document at the same time. Also Quark’s approach to making Flash is way more intuitive than Adobe’s. Remember just because Compuserve invented GIF, doesn’t mean they make the best GIF making program! Way to go Quark..looking forward to what’s next.

By: Admin

Admin — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:03:44 +0000

Jim-

Thanks for the comment. It is refreshing to hear a comment from Quark, obviously you are compassionate about your product. I am glad to hear the comments have been positive. I hope Quark continues to succeed.

By: Jim Brown

Jim Brown — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:48:03 +0000

Yes – people do care! The reviews of QuarkXPress 8 have been fabulous and people are seeing great changes within the software and the company itself.

The band of Quark haters will surely continue to voice their negitve opinions, and based on the dark years at Quark they probably have some valid reasons for their feelings. BUT – the people who were responsible for the problems within Quark back then are long gone. The company is fresh and growing, which is clearly seen in QuarkXPress 8.

I don’t expect attitudes to change over night, but before stating “Who Cares”, I suggest downloading the new version and taking the Test Drive. The feedback from users has been very positive. I know people care, and I know the new version is making an impact.

http://8.quark.com/evaluation.html.