Some questions about new product, HomeSchool Planner 2.0!

Question:
You just found out that your state requires you to keep track of a whole lot of things having to do with homeschooling! Quick! Here's HomeSchool Planner 2.0, an easy-to-use tool for homeschooling families. This Macintosh software cuts down on the amount of typing and calculating that one has to do in order to keep complete records. Users can plan or log activities on any day of the week or year (not just weekdays), and any hour of the day (not just regular school hours). It's also very customizable, so if one family participates in totally different schooling activities than another family, they can enter their unique ideas. With a point-and-click interface, homeschoolers can create a printable plan and/or log. It's a breeze to enter start and end times, and then HomeSchool Planner will calculate the duration of each activity automatically! Likewise, entering grades is a cinch, and then the program calculates cumulative grades. Users like the software because it's a nice, neat way to stay accountable. Among the new features now in version 2.0: a yearly calendar with all homeschooling dates marked and counted; calculation of cumulative time spent on each subject as well as Carnegie units for transcripts; grade calculation on a quarterly, semester, or yearly basis; and easier creation of new plans. MARY PRIDE SAID ABOUT HOMESCHOOL PLANNER 1.0: "I have checked the demo out, and am REALLY impressed. If you have a Macintosh, it's worth taking the time to download this demo. Also, you should know that the price to register the full version is only $20 plus $3 shipping." The demo version of this new product is now available on our web site: http://www.dimensional.com/~janf It will also be appearing on many online services and in the Info-Mac archives. If you have any questions about the new product, feel free to call our telephone support line (303/841-5003) between the hours of 10am to 5pm, Mountain Time, Monday through Friday. You can also reach us by e-mail at j...@dimensional.com; or post a message in the France & Associates support forum on America Online (reach it by using keyword FRANCE&ASSOCIATES). The price for HomeSchool Planner is only $20, plus $3 shipping and handling to U.S. addresses ($6 shipping and handling to non-U.S. addresses). Be sure to send your current address, phone, and e-mail address with your check or money order, in U.S. funds. Our address is: France & Associates 8156 E. Lakeshore Drive Parker CO 80134 We know that you'll enjoy the new features and ease of use of HomeSchool Planner 2.0! My only question is, when is the pc version coming out? About 80 % of the world runs on pcs, not macs. Imagine the potential sales for you!

Answer:
- We're a Mac-only company at present. It's a possibility that we will port HomeSchool Planner and our other software over to the PC, but for now, we are sticking to the Mac.

- It is out for PC! It's called The Lesson Planner. Available from Fortress Software, 12741 NE Halsey, Portland, OR.Developed by a homeschooler for homeschoolers. It is quite versatile and easily used in multi-grade home classrooms.

- So you are willing to blow off 80% of your possible market? I think that could say a lot about the quality of your software.

- Sounds to me like she is SUPPORTING 100% of HER MARKET! Read her .sig - She develops Mac software, her latest sw product is a Mac. No problem here. This is not the place for discussions about various computer platforms (don't get me started!), and I will not do so. There are about 500 pieces of software, darn good sw, I might add, that are Mac-ONLY. Same way in the IBM compatable world. People don't invest their money and their time developing product and then "blow off" potential sales. They do it because they believe developing product on a given platform is the right way to go for whatever reasons. It says NOTHING WHATSOEVER about the quality of the product! I remember when Excel first came out - for the Mac ONLY! They saw a need in the Mac area and they filled it, with no initial plans of porting it over. Nothing wrong with the quality of sw there!