I have not looked at the new OneWorldTree service nor read about it. But now you do have my curiosity up especially since you say that it is very similar to CFT. I'll have to take a look. Ira ------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ira J. Lund Cumberland Family Software E-mail: ira.lund@cf-software.com Web: http://www.cf-software.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "George W. Durman" <GeorgeWDurman@comcast.net> To: <CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 12:30 AM Subject: [CFTW] Genealogy Program from Ancestry.Com > Ira: > > I have been reading about the new OneWorldTree service being built at > Ancestry.Com (read that, "MyFamily.Com") and discovered that Ancestry is > offering a genealogy database program, "Ancestry Family Tree" (AFT). It's > free, but is tied into this new endeavor, the "OneWorldTree" service. > > I downloaded and installed it. Looks to me as it is a near clone of > CFTW! Just without the user-friendly interface and all the "goodies" that > CFTW has. The kicker with this "new" program is that it's tied to Ancestry > via the Internet, and a user can submit his database to Ancestry with the > click of a button. > > The folks at MyFamily have surely hired some very sharp marketing and > programming people. They continue to find new ways to make money for the > company. I only wish I knew WHO really owned it. It's based in Salt Lake > City, and has just about cornered the market on computer genealogy database > programs, yours being one of the very, very few exceptions; plus, it seems > to have absorbed just about all the more popular genealogy websites, > . Maybe they thought it easier to just "copy" your program rather than > "buy" it. Heck, they control PAF, FTM, etc., etc. Methinks that if we're > not careful, there will be only one company in the world that produces > genealogy programs and has genealogy web sites for our use. > > ????? > > Regards, > SgtGeorge > George W. Durman