Yes, it is a very interesting review and well worth reading. Thanks Kino. And it is written by Joe Kissell.
If you are able, employ the Safari "Reader" extension.

Right near the end, last page, Joe says:

"While the number of improvements Nisus Writer Pro has accumulated in the last year is breathtaking, I’d be happier with slow, steady progress — for example, monthly bug-fix releases and a handful of new features once a quarter. It’s fine to save up major changes for a paid upgrade every two or three years, but in my experience, customers are more content and loyal when they feel their needs are actively being addressed. And, I’d rather get 10 percent of the features I’m still missing in a few months’ time than to get them all — but only after waiting for years."

Whilst most of the comments he makes are about features I have never used, or even thought of, the concept of issuing regular updates should be followed up, in my opinion.

One application which I used, despite Epson providing scanner software, is VueScan. I would guess that it is upgraded at least once per week for possibly minor problems but, since VueScan covers almost every conceivable make of scanner on the world market, the possibility of doing the same for NWP2 should be looked are very seriously - not on a weekly upgrade basis, but perhaps for a monthly or bimonthly issue.

I don't mean issuing extra macros, especially for very obscure requirements, unless they are built-in and transparent.

Perhaps some on this list may have a comment on the difficulties involved.

From limited experience of the Apple App Store, where updates are noted as they appear, that method certainly warrants consideration.

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On 11/06/2011, at 1:47 AM, Kino wrote:

> A long and interesting review: <http://tidbits.com/article/12220>
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> Kino