PowerSchool development stopped

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in Mac Software edited January 2014
Just read at Think Secret that Apple stopped development on the Enterprise edition of PowerSchool (10,000 students +).



Pretty sad story to see that Apple failed with one of their most ambitious projects in of of their most precious markets ;-(

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    torifiletorifile Posts: 4,024member
    [quote]Originally posted by RolandG:

    <strong>Just read at Think Secret that Apple stopped development on the Enterprise edition of PowerSchool (10,000 students +).



    Pretty sad story to see that Apple failed with one of their most ambitious projects in of of their most precious markets ;-(</strong><hr></blockquote>



    How many potential customers do you think they had in that market? 10? I could see only universities having that many students and universities don't need powerschool. It's just the 'enterprise' market, it's not all powerschool development. (Your thread title is a bit misleading.)
  • Reply 2 of 5
    leonisleonis Posts: 3,427member
    I am wondering if there is any school that has over 10000 students in each semester.....



    This is a serious question
  • Reply 3 of 5
    Considering the history of Apple letting stuff like this take on a life of its own, I find it (perhaps perversely) reassuring to see them take this action. I try to see the bright side.
  • Reply 4 of 5
    wmfwmf Posts: 1,164member
    Several universities have over 10,000 students. The University of Texas at Austin has over 50,000. But it's definitely a small market.
  • Reply 5 of 5
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    It's not called PowerUniversity. PowerSchool is designed for use in K-12 schools and school districts. There are plenty of school districts with 10,000+ students, but in reality the benefit of the Enterprise product and services was probably minimal compared to the smaller offerings.



    School districts with 10,000+ students could easily work with the remaining offerings.
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