I must admit I feel bitterly let down by Adobe and in some respects Macromedia
because back in late 2005, early 2006 I was constantly told through several
sources (i.e. aware, taac and several forums) that, "just hang in there" as
there is an authorware update coming out soon.

This gave me confidence that someone out there was actively creating a new
Authorware release and now we all no thats just not true. By keeping quite and
not commenting on these articles, rumours etc.. Adobe have basically let people
believe "what they want to believe" and that is that a new release of
Authorware is just around the corner.

Well this is just not going to happen. I feel swindled and cheated as I
recommended Authorware to several people who I know went ahead and purchased
Authorware licenses back in early 05/06 for a great deal of money on the back
of it being updated and this has just not happening.

If anything the product looks like its going into a long retirement and Adobe
are just milking it for evey penny its worth before they say "Sorry, we not
actually updating it after all..." If I could get my hands on those Adobe
salesman, directors, ceo's I would give them a piece of my mind.

Surely the Authorware Community should do something about this by starting an
action group to get things moving. This course of action has worked before on
other legacy products and so it can work again with Authorware. This community
could start an action group to actively sort this whole mess out and have the
goal of putting Authorware back on the map and on track again.

Draft Action Plan:

1) Get the authorware community to nominate up to 5 people to form the basis
of this action group. Name to be decided.

2) Create a website to get the suport and backing from businesses. companies
and proffessionals alike in moving Authorware onto the next level.

3) Once the group has been formed arrange a delegation from the committee to
visit Adobe HQ which I believe is in Seatle to start the process of getting
Authorware back on track. If Adobe are non committal about Authorware then ask
them can they move it into the open source arena. Should be interesting to see
what they say to that.

and so on......

At least if you guys and girls can start to have dialogue with Adobe you can
hopefully get things moving again because if you don't do something now you
seriously run the risk of Authorware joining the long list of products which
have died away and go into the legacy support bracket and we all know where
that leads.

I for one are quite willing to help get this going. The balls in your court.