Previously angry but now impressed

DMB

I was one of the early 'angry ones' on Logos4's announcement. But I crossgraded and watched it do the downloading and indexing for a day or so. Now, I have L3 and L4 running in parallel and quite frankly I spend most of my time over on the L4 side (I'm running a $350 cheapo, 2gig with W7). I shut off internet access to get L4 to behave. Years ago being a programmer, and later on a corporate programming manager and then more recently a VP for software planning, I can see the issues facing Logos. One, you can't sit around, and two your customer base combines experts and novices. Personally I think the vision/enthusiasm at Logos got the better of them, and there's a tremendous reluctance to let user's know what's facing them. I guess the lesson learned for me is that the hubris of  'owned resources' ignores changes in the reader software, which can be excruciating and maddening (and at the same time, no less).

spitzerpl

Personally I think the vision/enthusiasm at Logos got the better of them, and there's a tremendous reluctance to let user's know what's facing them.

While I'm sure there is quite a bit they have held back, which I would expect any company to do, they have been very upfront about their vision and some of the complications with getting there. L4 is a big shift, and for those who like keeping things the same I can certainly understand the frustration. But keeping things the same means a difficult time expanding the user base. If you do not gain and occasionally lose you eventually die. I, along with you (if I'm reading your post right) commend Logos for their bold steps and look forward to a year of goodies.