Digital BW, The Print

thedigitaldog wrote:

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>editor@p...> wrote:
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>>Hey, I hate the clunkiness of the epson driver more than anyone.. 
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>As do we. So the focus needs to be on the driver! The Gray Balancer
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>band aid and not a good one. Our message to Epson Japan was to FOCUS. 
>Fix the driver. Don't put any more time, money or energy into GB. How
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>band aids do users want for the driver? 
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Sad thing is that reviewers are always complementing the "look" of the 
driver interface..   UGH.. I don't care what it looks like, I don' 
choose a hammer based on which one LOOKS prettiest.. The driver is a 
production tool..

>>I'll certainly admit its retarded, but I always figured 
>>it was another way for EPSON to get us to use lots of consumables..
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>;-) 
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>Possible. But if users spent the fraction of their time asking for
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>capabilities IN the driver instead of yelling about a band aid
>utility that doesn't 
>solve as many problems as it creates, maybe Epson would do this.
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>need to focus like the companies they want changes from. 
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I've always agreed with that..

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>>What bothers me is that 
>>EPSON chops the software from the US product but will keep
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>releasing 
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>>product in the US market last.  
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>Believe it or not, there is a LOT more testing for the US market and
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>reason we get the stuff last. It isn't done to upset the US market. 
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I believe you, I just wanted to hear it explicitly...  I'm sure they 
test more for this market -- a failure here is MUCH less acceptable than 
in many of the other markets and consumers have less brand loyalty here..

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>>of the stuff I learned then, showed a clear disjuncture in Japan's 
>>understanding of the realities of the US market..
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>New product manager and a different slant since the 1270. 
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Any insights you would be willing to share?

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>>Since we're talking about user base,  any chance they included any
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>>the PPA people who certified the 1270 as a "Professional Tool"  two 
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>I don't believe anyone was associated in any way with PPA!
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GOOD!  The people there who were involved in the old 1270 "seal of 
approval" were apparently more interested in money and blowing smoke up 
EPSON's skirt than in real product review and approval..

Thanks Andrew..

Keith
 
 



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