STUPID because HE claims a patent that can be understood as anything you want….nearly everything that can be created online & exported offline for later online use…. AND HE GIVES IT THE ETIQUETTE “RICH MEDIA APLICATION”??? WHAT ABOUT MACROMEDIA… SHOULDNT YOU PAY SOMETHING TO THEM? (FOR EXAMPLE 99%)

I know BALTHASER since 2001. I used to check out their profx. I found out that it was a very clear attempt to make money and live the “american dream”… at the expenses of the ignorance of HONEST PEOPLE.

Now in 2008 he is trying to patent RICH MEDIA APLICATIONS??? Does he have somekind of altzheimer disease… I say this because he seems not to have more memory conections… otherwise he WOULD REMEMBER that MACROMEDIA PAVED THE WAY NOT HIM… AND CREATING HOMEPAGES WITH ONLINE TOOLS??? C’MON BALTHASER… ARE YOU KIDDING? WAKE UP FROM YOUR SATURDAY NIGHT HANGOVER… AND FACE REALITY.

The way he specifies it is so poor it leaves the doors open for missinterpretations. And he explains it in such a manner one would say he was the FOUNDER of RICH INTERNET APLICATIONS. AND HE IS DEFINITELY NOT.

By the way…. what he offers in PRO FX is for beginners and SOOOO FUCKING LAME. Serious people WHO WANT TO DO SERIOUS BUSINESS WILL NEVER USE THE CRAP you try to sell . BALTHASER… DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN COPYING AND MIGRATING an existing way of producing rich media and the only thing you did is putting the programmer aside and instead a computer that does much if not all of the functions a beginner would use in FLASH????? WAKE UP YOU STUPID ARROGANT. THIS METHOD ID KNOW IN FACTORIES THAT MAKE CARS WITH ROBOTS- THEY’VE PUT AWAY THE WORKER… BUT THE WORKER HAD ACOMPLISHED THE WORKING METHOD FOR THOSE STUPID ROBOTS THE SAME WAY YOU HAVE PUT ASIDE THE PROGRAMMER AND LET THE APLICATION DO IT’S JOB WITHIN A NETWORK… SO DAMMED… WHERE IS HERE YOUR GREAT INVENTION???

THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE REALLY DONE: “migrating flash functions (WICH ARE COPYRIGHTED) into a simple online gui (made with flash/Shockwave knowledge - THE SAME AS A BUILDING A PAINT OR PUZZLE GAME IN FLASH..OR A INTERACTIVE HOMEPAGE)so BEGINNERS can do the job from a basic programmer…” GREAT invention… WOW… HOW LONG DID YOU THINK, UNTIL YOU CAME ALONG WITH SUCH A GREAT IDEA?? (jajajajaja…)

DID YOU ACTUALLY DO IT YOURSELF? OR DID YOU FART THAT IDEA FROM YOUR PLAIN BRAIN…??? It seems like your company has touched the ground, hu? You don’t earn that much money from ignorants anymore, do ya?

IF i WOULD HAVE THE CHANCE TO SEE YOU IN FRONT OF ME, YOU WOULD BE RUNNING!!!! I WOULD KICK YOUR PRETENTIOUS ARS UNTIL YOU CAN’T SIT ANYMORE…

A GOOD ADVICE FOR AN ARROGANT A****OLE LIKE YOU: LEARN TO BE MODEST… and I will STOP TELLING MY OPINIONS, OK?

NOW TAKE AN “OVERDOZE OF KELLOGS” THINK AGAIN… AND SIT BACK. OTHERWISE PEOPLE WILL LAUGH EVRYTIME THEY SEE YOU ON THE STREET FOR ATTREMPTING TO GET A PATENT YOU DON’T OWN,OK?

GREETING FROM SPAIN.

X

I also design lots of things and this early days included web and multi-media as well as arts, photography clothing, music, etc.

But I came across Balthaser when I was seeking an easy means to have website and maintain while I held an international nomadic lifestyle with my charity work.

It wasn’t easy because some of the remote places I visited (jungles, war zones etc) did not facilitate me carrying with me even a notebook computer - so it was back to base camp to work on web site stuff and a trip to singapore, Malaysia or somewhere there was enough bandwidth and more than a 56K modem available now and then. I worked with television and international satellite as well - but with my own small world projects in suffering and poverty - there was not much available.

So I opted for an online means of developing for this reason. And because of my work it wasn’t easy to always be where I needed nor to always pay the bill - as my consulting work basically paid for my humanitarian work - I would consult in the first world and take that money and myself into third world or work on the projects - which of course were funded by me and no government or charity organisation.

I write this because Mr St Germain and you yourself Aral talk about Neil’s greed and how malicious his company is. Well, my work has taken its toll on my physical body - lots of conflict trauma, hard rides in local transport and rugged terrain and living on the edge travelling for 14 years or so in service of others has rendered me with a serious illness. There were times I collapsed and was crippled - Balthaser kept my website for me and did not destroy it. I was often sabotaged etc., and my patience wore thin - but one thing I can say is that the service from Samantha and Balthaser was really positive - they did take me offline once - but that was after 3-4 mths of no contact (they probably thought I was dead that time) but they saved my accounts for me and I was able to reinstate. I also know that if I want to transfer my domain name - I simply have to ask them to relinquish it after I have paid my account for the month (they don’t hold yearly contracts) and also - if I simply want to build and host elsewhere they provide even simple instructions on how to publish and pack - so there is no lock in. I am also comfortable with legal compliance (I have worked significantly with data protection act over the years).

What I don’t like is the restrictions to my design creativity and some of the usability in the simple design tool is lacking - but that’s par for the course. I have workedwith thousands of users over the years to understand cognition and usability - but when it comes to applying this to my own domain - I’m a bit lax and whacky - perhaps Neil is the same.

All I can say - in my instance there has been no greed - and they have been a welcom interlude in some bleak situations with their positive customer service and attitude. Plus Samantha always looks for a solution and takes the time to explain. I think they are a great help desk and service. Most places these days hardly give any support at all.

As for patents - well no legal mandate is going to allow a patent to pass for something that is not original - thats what patents are all about. So it has been up to Neil to prove that he has a specific niche in the Rich Media arena. If he can’t he wont get the patent. If anyone else wants to file a patent also and prove their own specific area that is original in Rich Media - then they can do this also. If you are really worried - I would encourage you to do this.

Bottom line is nothing in this world really belongs to any one man or woman - and no one can take it with them -so why spend so much energy on protecting it when you could be out in the sun, with your friends and family. Life is short.

I would invite you to view my website, but because I had a delay in payment (approximately 2 weeks), they completely disabled my site, and my email. I have invested my time and my money both with outside marketing and balthaser; only to discover that my patronage of his business means nothing to him. I have continuously struggled to get good service from his representatives, and with every problem that I encountered with the software, it was very apparent that it was simply “user” error and nothing more. I will give them this, but you should never make the customer feel as if they are doing something wrong! Education is one thing, being brutal is another.

I am now at a loss, because this last act on their part (temporarily disconnecting my account), is utterly shocking and completely disappointing. I have been with balthaser since August-and I can only say that the indifference displayed by this company only serves to reinforce my decision to move my website. Here is the problem: Balthaser purchases the domains for his customers and locks them. Now I can not transfer a domain that I own, because of his deceitful and malicious actions. By business depends in part on my website for communications and I must have access to my email. I am deeply troubled by this situation and I can only say that my once positive viewpoint about Balthaser has now been replaced by one of dismay and extremem dis-appointment.

I hope that for all those who may consider using the Balthaser product, that they will be able to learn from my lesson; as painful as it is getting and stay as far away from Balthaser as possible. I wish I could undo the investment, time, and heartache I have experienced with this company (Pro/Fx), but maybe I can prevent others from going through the same thing. He has taken my time, my money, and my trust and treated me as nothing more than some poor fool who he has no need of.

I came across your information at http://www.mamma.com when I typed in his name: neil balthaser; I was so frustrated I just wanted to know if there was somebody that could actually hold him accountable. The only way to stop him is to tell the world about him and his indifference towards customers. I was shocked at first to hear you write that you thought his site was far behind the times, but now, I can see that it is clearly his perspective with regards to social global service and profitability. He will never achieve ultimate success if he is able to dismiss the needs of even one of his customers. Perhaps he feels that we are locked into something with his company; but I feel that the sacrifice would be better than the nausea one feels when ever any type of possibly negative situation arises.

Thank you for being here; and for helping me to gain some perspective on this company and the man behind it. If only I had known from the beginning.

Sincerely,

Michael Saint Germaine

I had to give you an alternate email address; because my email has been disabled. Again, the wonderful level of service I have recieved from Balthaser.com

New link to Balthaser patent.

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/balthaser

Thanks!
Sean Gates