Xara acquired by MAGIX

[jclements]

A big sighhhhh.

My two favorite pieces of software Xara and SketchUp have passed ownership within the last year or so. I respect Charles' judgement/business sense so I leave it to him and pray (a term I don't often use) that Xara software will be better off a year from now than what it is today.

That said, Charles I hope this will eventually mean a new bitmap editing program that is Xara-like in easy-of-use, code-effeciently, speed, unique approach, and implimentation.

>> And same question as Bill Taylor, "Will this affect the Open Source Project?"

>> Fur unser Deutsches freunden, kennen sie Magix? Can you tell us of your experiences with their software?

[remi]

>> Fur unser Deutsches freunden, kennen sie Magix? Can you tell us of your experiences with their software?

I own two products from Magix: "Video deluxe plus" and "Webradio deluxe". The software is good, has a lot of features and a nice look and feel. There are also other video editing packages available here in Germany, but I prefer the products from Magix.

The products from Magix are very well known here and that's the great point with this deal: You'll find their products in large retail stores like MediaMarkt/Saturn, there are a lot of computer magazines with large advertisings from Magix and a lot of tests of their software products.

I would say, their public image is positive and they know how to do marketing. In my eyes it's a great decision from Charles to go with Magix.

Remi

[ankhor]

I would say, their public image is positive and they know how to do marketing. In my eyes it's a great decision from Charles to go with Magix.

Remi

Yep, totally agree, good software for a reasonable price.
Just like Xara products are. I have been using Magix Music Cleaning
Lab for many years now, to clean up my vinyl records before
burning them to CD. And my cassette tapes. And music studio,
but an older version it was still so good. I didn`t feel like needing a new one.

So I have confidence in Magix.

And congratulations with the new move.

And I know that my new magix logo`s were good, but that they were going
to buy the whole company just for that, who would have known <lol>

http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...t=24011&page=3