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Railpro market share (And New Forum Discussion)
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Originally posted by William Brillinger on the RailPro Users Yahoo! Group on Oct 4, 2015
As a small business owner, I can see where his mind was going. I imagine he was envisioning another thing to manage and being involved in such a group can certainly sap time away from projects.
For clarification though: Tim is very open to feedback from users.
I think he just can't put his time into a "support forum".
If we can present my proposal to him with 30 to 40 names attached to it, he might see the value in directing people to this group where he doesn't have to "run it".
- Bill
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Originally posted by TS on the RailPro Users Yahoo! Group on Oct 4, 2015
That is sad Bill. One would think when one has a marginal product
in the world of control you would want potential customers to know
there is a community so they don't think they'll be "the only ones"
and go with something they know they can get community support for
very easily.
Tim
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Originally posted by kpack05 on the RailPro Users Yahoo! Group on Oct 4, 2015
Like Bill said, Tim wasn't interested in running a forum. It takes too much time and when you're a small outfit your time is best spent on more productive things.
Now that we have a good sized group going though I do think it would be helpful for him to put the information on the webpage and direct users/potential users here.
Tim is great at answering questions and working with users. But as the user base continues to grow that may become more difficult to do due to the time involved. That's where a group like this comes into play. Most questions can be handled by peers who are very familiar with the system.
Going back to the original question regarding market share, Railpro is a small portion of the overall market. I don't know of any exact numbers, but it's still a relatively unknown/new system. It's been around for several years but flew under the radar until just recently. Now it's starting to get more coverage through questions on forums, Youtube videos, etc. I've been trying to do what I can to spread the word and explain what Railpro is and what it does. If we are active on forums and such we can help people understand Railpro and what it can do for them.
Though its market share is small compared to other systems it is definitely growing. It will only continue to increase as Railpro's features become better and better.
-Kevin
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Originally posted by William Brillinger on the RailPro Users Yahoo! Group on Oct 4, 2015
I found this today: https://www.facebook.com/Ring-Engineering-Inc-224128710984003
An active facebook page would be helpful in spreading the word about RP.
- Bill
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Originally posted by gregzygadlo on the RailPro Users Yahoo! Group on Oct 4, 2015
I have been one who is in this group, but quiet as I have not yet bought a railpro system. From my readings I like the fact that there would be no programming track needed.
Just been looking how hard it will be to put into the engines I have the railpro decoder as I have been buying all DC locomotives as if I'm going railpro doesn't make sense to buy the DCC ones.
I couldn't offer any feedback on the proposal as I'm not a railrpo user just yet, but actively watch what is being said as future knowledge.
Still working on how I want my layout in terms of tack and once that is done I can look at purchasing my railpro system.
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