Happy Thanksgiving!
Every year, we take the opportunity on Thanksgiving Day (in the United States) to consider the reasons we are thankful, especially concerning events of the previous year. At our house, everybody has the opportunity to mention personal reasons for being thankful, just before we tear into the big Thanksgiving feast. At our company, I often write the business reasons for being thankful right here…
This year, I am especially thankful that SophSoft, Incorporated is doing better than ever. We are now in our tenth year collaborating with Goodsol Development, and our Digital Gamecraft division is busy preparing releases for early 2011. In terms of releases during this year, we have already had a record bounty, with 22 public releases, including two new products (with 3 SKUs), 5 major upgrades, and 14 product updates:
- Goodsol Solitaire 101 version 2.00 [Windows/Mac] (January)
- FreeCell Plus 4.00 [Windows/Mac] (January)
- FreeCell Plus 4.01 [Windows/Mac] (February)
- Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition 2.11 (February)
- Most Popular Solitaire 2.02 [Windows/Mac] (March)
- Goodsol Solitaire 101 version 2.01 [Windows/Mac] (May)
- Pretty Good MahJongg Mac Edition 1.00 (August)
- Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition 2.12 (August)
- FreeCell Plus 4.02 [Windows/Mac] (August)
- Most Popular Solitaire 2.03 [Windows/Mac] (September)
- Action Solitaire 1.40 [Windows] (October)
- Pretty Good MahJongg 2.40 [Windows Edition] (October)
- Pretty Good MahJongg Mac Edition 2.00 (October)
- Goodsol Solitaire 101 version 2.02 [Windows/Mac] (October)
Coming in December, we plan another major update (Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition 2.2, already in beta), a version of PGSME available via the Mac App Store (review currently pending), and our first title on the Apple iPad (at least one more SKU, in alpha testing). Internally, we have been making significant infrastructure and process improvements for even greater productivity (and success) moving into next year.
One personal reason for being thankful, omitted at the dining table, was the fantastic performance of the Michigan State University football team. Go Spartans!