Originally Posted by
pauland
I suspect there aren't that many developers. I remember working on projects with £1 million + ( $1,500,000 ) budgets back in the day and there were five of us at most working on it.
It's not a small team. Here they are: https://xara.com/about-us/ (scroll down), 48 of them and the company is still hiring: https://xara.com/jobs/.
Originally Posted by
Acorn
Xara has ruined and squandered its elegant workflow by introducing so many different mechanisms that hamper design: SmartShape controls, Text Inside, Squishy/Squashy, Web Animation, Variants, Navbars, ...
I suspect some of the engineers who developed Xara's elegant workflow have left the company by now and new devs have been hired with the vision to develop something totally new and different (the Cloud app) from the desktop apps we're using.
This is their stated vision:Dream bigger, create faster…
Our international team of developers, designers, and strategists are combining substantial software development experience with start-up vibes. We are building a simple new business web app for a seamless experience while creating all of your company content. Together, our goal is to create a world where combining Creative Design, Collaboration, and Corporate Identity is no longer a mystery.
This is what they says in 'Our Story':Xara started developing software in 1981 and established itself as one of the most recognized brands in the UK. Xara has pioneered many technologies taken for granted nowadays. From developing the world’s first check-as-you-type spell checker to award winning desktop-publishing software to the first drawing software to provide real-time anti-aliasing and transparency control, Xara continues to innovate and develop leading edge software products. Now we have embarked on completely transforming the way content is created within businesses."
On this page you can read what, in their words, "makes us different": https://xara.com/about-us/what-makes-us-different/.
To me it's quite clear. The focus is solely and solidly on Xara Cloud. Further development of the desktop apps is kept to a minimum and only supported to secure continued subscription revenue for the coming years. After that the apps will become legacy (the current DTP app already is).
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