So now that we have an official date in place, what's next for Articulate products? How will Articulate handle the transition to HTML5 only content? Can we expect a roadmap (or even a semblance of it)?
Great question! Since that article was published we've been getting tons of similar messages from users. If you jump over to this thread you can see my answer. Let me know if you have any other questions after reading it. :)
I've read the answer there, but it doesn't address the question above.
We need to be able to know what Articulate is actually planning for the future, even if, eventually, those plans don't get implemented in the long run, in order to better support our clients medium to long term requirements.
I understand the ease with which both A's can get away with not providing a roadmap - our field is currently in a state of virtual "vendorduopoly" after all - but asking users to commit to a yearly in advance subscription model, without knowing what's in the works is...well...raising a few eyebrows. I've seen one-person firms announce roadmaps for their products, and those are nowhere near as mission-critical to their respective fields as any Articulate product is to e-learning.
Hi Alex, it is my understanding that 360 works without Flash now or am I missing something? I think the big issue will be all the legacy stuff we created before Articulate supported HTML5.
The output does - I'm not sure whether the application still requires flash to be installed so that it can function (If so, I suspect this will be rectified in time), but this is besides the point I was trying to make.
Users must not be kept in the dark just so their vendor can blindside the competition. They should not be kept in the dark, period. A roadmap is such a basic thing to have. It shows that a vendors vision is not restricted to sales drivers. The closest thing so far, in this case, is a 4yr old whitepaper. Hmmmmm....
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Hi Alex!
Great question! Since that article was published we've been getting tons of similar messages from users. If you jump over to this thread you can see my answer. Let me know if you have any other questions after reading it. :)
Hi Allison,
I've read the answer there, but it doesn't address the question above.
We need to be able to know what Articulate is actually planning for the future, even if, eventually, those plans don't get implemented in the long run, in order to better support our clients medium to long term requirements.
I understand the ease with which both A's can get away with not providing a roadmap - our field is currently in a state of virtual "vendorduopoly" after all - but asking users to commit to a yearly in advance subscription model, without knowing what's in the works is...well...raising a few eyebrows. I've seen one-person firms announce roadmaps for their products, and those are nowhere near as mission-critical to their respective fields as any Articulate product is to e-learning.
https://twitter.com/anoyatis/status/890684220833771520
Would you?
Just my 2c,
Alex
Hi Alex, it is my understanding that 360 works without Flash now or am I missing something? I think the big issue will be all the legacy stuff we created before Articulate supported HTML5.
The output does - I'm not sure whether the application still requires flash to be installed so that it can function (If so, I suspect this will be rectified in time), but this is besides the point I was trying to make.
Users must not be kept in the dark just so their vendor can blindside the competition. They should not be kept in the dark, period. A roadmap is such a basic thing to have. It shows that a vendors vision is not restricted to sales drivers. The closest thing so far, in this case, is a 4yr old whitepaper. Hmmmmm....
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