ProE or should I say Wirefire is not to Hot

It's too Late Bay Now it's Too Late Though you really did try an make
it.
WildFire has been caught in a torential downpour of SolidWorks users.
On 35% conversion rate from ProE. Sounds like what come around goes
around huh?

Maybe PTC should have been more interested in customer's complaints
instead of their stock price. I am glad to demo ProE accounts because
after 7 years of it I can tear holes in anything they can do. Just
had a demo for 12 people who called us to relieve them of their agony
from the Wildfire conversion.

 

"WildFire has been caught in a torential downpour of
SolidWorks users. On 35% conversion rate from ProE. Sounds
like what come around goes around huh?"

I guess that 35% conversion rate does not include those that
need the powerful surfacing that SolidWorks so badly lacks.

Did that 35% also like the spline control better in
SolidWorks ? I have yet to see one post from someone who
thinks that SolidWorks does a good job with splines. Why do
you think this is ?

"Maybe PTC should have been more interested in customer's
complaints instead of their stock price."

Maybe SolidWorks Corp. will be more interested when more
mid-priced modelers become available in the second quarter
of next year that make SolidWorks surfacing look like the
bad joke it is.

"I am glad to demo ProE accounts because after 7 years of it
I can tear holes in anything they can do."

How do you bullshit them when it comes to having the proper
curvature and tangency control or do you only demo to those
designing products that don't need a decent level of
curvature and tangency control ?

"Just had a demo for 12 people who called us to relieve them
of their agony from the Wildfire conversion."

Acme Solid Block Company ?

jon

 

Daniel,

I am very impressed with your computer skills after reading your post. My
suggestion is that you write the code for a new MCAD package on your lunch
hour that will "tear holes in anything" Pro/E OR SolidWorks can do!!! Then I
will REALLY be impressed by you.

S.T.

 

Are all Solidworks salesmen as literate as you are? God help Dassault.

 

I think the main issue for PTC users is whether the company can continue

 

Sorry to enflame every ProE guy out there.

You are right you should not bash your competition. I do point out
the differences though so they can be identified.

ProE does have useful tools but most people do not have the time to
learn it to that depth or the pay for the in intial cost and yearly
maintenance. I liked it until I learned how much more fun SolidWorks
is to use on daily basis.

Here are some business related issues with PTC which indicate serious
problems for their future.

Article #1
When it rains, it pours
November 13, 2003 -- On October 20, U.S. District Court judge Morris
Lasker refused to dismiss 11 of the 13 claims by Rand Worldwide
(Toronto exchange symbol: RND.TO) in a $100 million lawsuit against
Parametric Technology Corporation (Nasdaq symbol: PMTC). Rand's
complaint, filed on May 30, 2003, charges PTC with fraud, breach of
contract, unfair and deceptive trade practices, false advertising,
injurious falsehood, interference with customer contractual relations,
unfair competition, and misappropriation of confidential and
proprietary information.

Article #2
Parametric woes continue as its rivals race ahead
By Scott Kirsner, 11/17/2003

Compare that to Dick Harrison, chief executive of Parametric
Technology Corp., in Needham. In October, after Harrison's company,
Massachusetts' biggest stand-alone software firm, wrapped up its worst
year ever, losing almost $100 million, Harrison's quote in the press
release began, "We were pleased with our execution this quarter, as we
met our revenue targets while implementing an aggressive cost
reduction program." Quarterly losses were $38 million.

 

Customer base. I believe PTC still has the largest market share.