tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23230118599034389922011-04-21T11:31:55.081-07:00Insidernoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323011859903438992.post-70279262635776160602009-05-19T20:02:00.000-07:002009-05-20T13:59:36.910-07:00It happened. If you are affected (both in and out) care to add details? <div><ol><li>Department? </li><li>Product? </li><li>If you can put in your own words how the vision has changed over past 2-3 years?<br /></li><li>How do you see next 1 year will be?</li></ol><div>Godspeed</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2323011859903438992-7027926263577616060?l=quarkcountdown.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Insidernoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323011859903438992.post-69418309869632799852009-05-18T17:33:00.000-07:002009-05-20T13:52:51.971-07:00My fears have come true. Its true.<div><div><ol><li>Approximately 100 employees will be laid off on May 19 2009 all across the globe. </li><li>Every department is going to have an impact - legal, support, sales and of course engineering</li><li>Swiss office to close.</li><li>Majority of them will be from lowest ranks.</li><li>None from Senior Management or even middle management (except may be 2).<br /></li><li>QuarkXPress engineering will be completely moved to India.<br /></li><li>Bet is on a completely new product scheduled to launch soon and an enterprise product that has been in market for years with new polish.<br /></li></ol><div>I hope smart, hardworking and those who questions bad decisions are not affected. And last but not the least, investors get their money (or whatever will be left) back in time.</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2323011859903438992-6941830986963279985?l=quarkcountdown.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Insidernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323011859903438992.post-81358486523922486572009-05-02T07:35:00.000-07:002009-05-20T13:42:14.678-07:00Over the years users have speculated Quark's death. Although every once in a while somebody hopes that competition is good for high quality low cost product. <div><br /></div><div>Alas it wont be so. Quark is on its way to change of hands (if stars align properly) or worst yet complete shutdown.</div><div><br /></div><div>This blog's goal is to keep all those who still cares about Quark updated. Last time I checked graph was going down steeply and looks like a major event is in the works.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2323011859903438992-8135848652392248657?l=quarkcountdown.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Insidernoreply@blogger.com0