Xara on the rocks.

**Egg Bramhill** · 23 May 2018, 11:02 PM

This represents my present feeling towards Xara software and reading through the forums over the past few months I believe it represents their views too.

Views expressed within TG re the future of Xara go unanswered by the great and the good
Desktop version updates are playing a very lowly second fiddle to Xara Cloud if any place in the orchestra at all.
Xara Cloud is NOT graphic software but an entirely different, expensive beast.
Updates have been delayed for months.
Now we are having censorship if we post any detrimental statements re our opinion of the direction Xara is headed with threads being closed.
I would like to think mine is a voice in the wilderness but from TG's post it's an unanswered scream of despair.
Features are added half-cocked and then further development abandoned.
etc. etc etc. ad infinitum

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**stygg2003** · 24 May 2018, 06:10 AM

+1 Egg

I have no intention of upgrading my P&GD 11 because as pointed out in another thread, it's cheaper to buy a complete new version( that's if one is ever sorted out and fixed) when needed than paying for what they term an update service! As far as I am concerned the whole scenario for desktop versions are becoming an endangered species. I will wait and see but don't have much faith in Magix, I regret the day they got hold of Xara.

Stygg

**haakoo** · 24 May 2018, 06:45 AM

+1

**haakoo** · 24 May 2018, 07:42 AM

Have you noticed that the announcement wasn't made in the announcement section.
Guess they aren't that proud anymore

**Jonopen** · 24 May 2018, 08:32 AM

Chin-up chaps! At least a value can now be added for margin padding

I agree there's not a lot in the latest update to get massively excited about, but at least there are a few things (crumbs!) to keep it going. Let's hope some of the bugs have been ironed out - and no new ones added!