JAN13  This exiting software for development of visually stunning web pages is definitely for our design group a grizzly-discovery ! Till today we been using GoLive and of course Dreamweaver but this Freeway Pro 5 is about something else ....

Easy to use and being taken away be creative spirit definitely shows ...

The only thing which we do consider as big problem is PayPal incorporation .... Otherwise this software rocks !!!

Paypal incorporation trough plug-in or even as build-in as feature will put this app., head on with some high ranking softwares which are on market today.  
(Version 5.3)

M-RICK  Just can't import HTML correctly ! While simple softwares like Coda or Flux can open and render the HTML pages corectly ! How come if I have to redraw all the sites every time if I want to switch to Freeway ???

So I will not use, I don't have hundred hours to be loosen to redraw everything just to make them compatible with a web designing software that even can't open correctly an HTML file ...  
(Version 5.2.1)

PRLAB  I've used Freeway for at least four years. Always updated, always responsive. But why is there always a full install for each upgrade? The one thing that would make this (for me) a great tool would be automatic blogging setup, so I don't have to use Rapid Weaver. I've suggested it to them, and they're looking at it.  
(Version 5.2.1)

ABNORMAL  I have to agree with FOCUSSTUDIO. I have tried DreamWeaver and I have written my own code. Nothing comes close to Freeway when it comes to publishing professional, original sites painlessly. I use RapidWeaver for my blog, but I can't imagine using it for a website - especially one that I expect to get paid for designing.   
(Version 5.2)

FOCUSSTUDIO  I have used this application on a number of extensive projects since v.3.5. It is an easy professional tool that keeps getting better, offers fast responses and solutions to evolving web standards, and produces dependable results across all browsers.

Comparing Freeway Pro to RapidWeaver or iWeb is like asking why you should travel around the world when "you can see it all in Las Vegas" !

.. and no, I do not work for these guys, but let's get real !  
(Version 5.2)

CROBERTS  After several months of using this program, I decided to ditch in favor of RapidWeaver 4 and CSSEdit.

While these programs are probably not as powerful or professional as FW Pro, the program simply doesn't work for me, particularly its interface. I really had to struggle through the poorly-written tutorials for FW, and it was a long time before I felt confident trying much of anything. I also really hated the awful resolution in editing mode.

With RapidWeaver, it's much easier to get started (like in a day), and the far-superior tutorials for their Theme SDK make it much easier to develop custom style sheets - at least for me.

I have some but not a huge amount of DTP experience, but found that the scattered interface of FW didn't really help me much when it came to finding a logical workflow for getting things done.

Overall, I think the DTP paradigm for web design may have seen better days, and I'm actually enjoying web page design rather than dreading it now that I've switched to RapidWeaver.

Perhaps some day when I'm more a power designer I may come back to Freeway, but even then it's overall layout paradigm seems a thing of the past.  
(Version 5.1.3)

DANA SUTTON  There is room in the Mac world for a wysiwyg Web page creation program that is cheaper than Dreamweaver, has an easier learning curve, and is a LOT less buggy. Such a program would stand in about the same relation to Dreamweaver as Pages does to MS Word. But l you can get the entire iWorks suite for approx. a hundred bucks, which places it in reach of "the rest of us." But look at the high price of Freeway Pro. Surely this is a case of developer's self-foot-shoot. A lot of potential customers probably conclude "ah heck, I might as well put another hundred bucks on top of this and go for Dreamweaver." How clear are the developers about what market they're aiming their product at? Greedy, greedy.  
(Version 5.0.2)

ESPIRIDION  A few questions for Ian (SOFTPRESS SYSTEMS).

Is the upgrade from Freeway 4 Pro to Freeway 5 Pro $99? Am I reading this correctly? And this is the same upgrade price for 3.5 users?

http://www.softpress.com/store/pricelist.php

I just want to understand this upgrade policy. Maybe it will be better for me to use 4 Pro which I recently purchased, and wait for an eventual version 6 or 7 release. And then decide whether to stay with Freeway or look elsewhere.

If I'm understanding this correctly, then for me it was a mistake to purchase Freeway 4 Pro, and maybe it was a bigger mistake to recommend it so much.

Of course, at the time of my purchase there was not even a hint that version 5 was coming out.

So, am I understanding this upgrade correctly? Is this the way "Softpress does takes care of its users"?

Thanks in advance for your reply.  
(Version 5.0p2)

DOKODEMO  I didn't buy this during the promo because I have been an owner of Freeway Pro since version 3. However I do want to mention that I was disappointed that when I upgraded to an intel imac and transferred all my apps that Freeway Pro 3 wouldn't run at all on an intel, so it was a forced upgrade. In fact Freeway Pro was the only one of my pro-apps that wouldn't run or didn't have a patch for intel machines. After months of irritation at having a totally useless piece of expensive software on my HD I finally coughed up the money to upgrade to 4. I think it would have been more palatable if the upgrade was more like $50.00 than $99.00.  
(Version 5.0p1)

SOFTPRESS SYSTEMS  Softpress is a company that develops, markets and sells the Freeway family of products. We aim to provide excellent technical support and customer service. We also listen to our users.

Softpress is not, and has never been, a company known for “gouging” our users. Our prices for new software are well below what would be expected for the quality of our products and services. We do not regularly demand money for upgrades (like many in the industry). We do however maintain our software and offer free upgrades to sustain older versions of Freeway for extended life spans, as early adopters of both Freeway 3 and Freeway 4 can attest.

Last week, to coincide with Macworld and to get feedback from our users, we launched a Beta version of Freeway 5. In conjunction, we are now offering a free upgrade to 5 for all users that purchase after January 1st, 2008. We’re very excited about the new features, and we’re sure you will be too.

Some users who purchased Freeway in the last few months of 2007, including those who have commented here, have expressed their view that we had somehow tricked them into buying when we knew a new version was on the way. People that purchased here at macZOT! got Freeway at 60% off the retail price, which is even lower than our regular upgrade pricing from 3 to 4.

Freeway 5 will not be released until at least March, and that would backdate the free upgrades on release to a minimum of two months, which we believe is fair. Those who have complained, seek to penalize us for offering our existing and potential users a “sneak peek” at our new software, which makes it difficult to receive and apply the feedback we need.

Freeway 5 is not yet ready and not for sale. When it is, it will be a wonderful tool for home users and professionals alike. It will empower users and save their precious time. It will be solid and fully-featured, in part because of the users’ opportunity to test it and offer feedback.

There will be an announcement about upgrades from version 4 to 5, probably around the release of the second beta. Again, you will see that Softpress does takes care of its users. Until then, please feel encouraged to use the Freeway 5 Beta, enjoy it and let us know what you think.

Ian Schray

US Marketing Manager

Softpress Systems Ltd

http://www.softpress.com  
(Version 5.0p1)