[TYPO3-UG US] This is just about perfect...

[Vincent]

On Wed, Nov 02, 2005 at 03:05:09PM -0800, Gregory Remington wrote:
> Reuven Cohen [At work] wrote:
> > The idea of using a box is insane. Has anyone ever seen a box for any piece 
> > of  true enterprise software. Do you think Vignette comes in a box? People 
> > to decide to use software based on whether its boxed, is probably not going 
> > to use TYPO3 anyway.  The only reason to have a box shot is if you're 
> > selling to a stupid low end consumer, i.e. "Mambo users".
> > 
> > I vote no on box shots.
> 
> Maybe a set of manuals then tastefully displayed? We need a little 
> visual propaganda... opps ;)
> 
> http://www.rsvp.ca/rsvp2002/images/services/V4_Manual_cover_2C0.jpg
> 
> Greg

When I am researching a piece of software, what has the most affect on
me visually is plenty of screen shots of the software in action.  In
typo3's case, especially screen shots of the front end of nice looking
web sites along with shots of the back end of the same site.  

Pictures of boxes, etc, if they do not really exist, to me, cast an
impression of hype and BS coming from salesmen and suit monkeys that
have their ties too tight cutting off the circulation to their brains.

IMO, from a marketing standpoint, plenty of screen shots and obvious
links to complete straight forward feature lists is the most effective
and the most useful.

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