Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: Best / Most-Used Web-Based CAT-Tool: Your Opinion, Availability of Research
Poster: DZiW
Post title: brand awareness -vs- real demand
While I still think that CATs are overhyped and mostly can be useful only when segmented by paragraphs or after careful post-edit, I find online (cloud-/browser-/web-based) CATs subpar offline (standalone) counterparts, not to mention NDA and possible connection and security issues. I did try a few free and paid online CATs, and they are similar to offline ones, but very slow and less secure. Luckily, most users know too many if's'n'but's and prefer having familiar tools at hand, not a "SaaS" (software as a service) or like.
A customer satisfaction study?--For a translator, an agency or an end client? And who keeps counting? No good, except vendors and related people. Meanwhile all those statistics looks more like ads, trend-making, frugging, or sugging--selling under the guise of market research. Shortly, you always pay for everything--whether you see and acknowledge it or not.
Why, for sure vendors are very sensitive and creative when it comes to promoting their stuff and the price policy, that's why a fried of mine once made me laugh asking whether an agency would charge less for using a free CAT)
Topic: Best / Most-Used Web-Based CAT-Tool: Your Opinion, Availability of Research
Poster: DZiW
Post title: brand awareness -vs- real demand
While I still think that CATs are overhyped and mostly can be useful only when segmented by paragraphs or after careful post-edit, I find online (cloud-/browser-/web-based) CATs subpar offline (standalone) counterparts, not to mention NDA and possible connection and security issues. I did try a few free and paid online CATs, and they are similar to offline ones, but very slow and less secure. Luckily, most users know too many if's'n'but's and prefer having familiar tools at hand, not a "SaaS" (software as a service) or like.
A customer satisfaction study?--For a translator, an agency or an end client? And who keeps counting? No good, except vendors and related people. Meanwhile all those statistics looks more like ads, trend-making, frugging, or sugging--selling under the guise of market research. Shortly, you always pay for everything--whether you see and acknowledge it or not.
Why, for sure vendors are very sensitive and creative when it comes to promoting their stuff and the price policy, that's why a fried of mine once made me laugh asking whether an agency would charge less for using a free CAT)
