On 8/15/04 1:28 PM, "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> I agree, but I think that it might not be feasible for Microsoft to fix >> every bug for free, especially considering that some bugs are rarely >> encountered and some affect a small number of users, and that these bugs >> might take a disproportionate amount of money to fix properly. > > God I get so sick of hearing that excuse. How many other industries are > allowed to raise that dirty flag and make us cower, as though we're to blame > for the dirt ourselves. How many other industries can get away with building > defective products they have no obligation to fix, and people just keep > coming back for more, hoping they can buy their way clean. One day I hope > that software users as a whole gather together and say, 'Enough. we've paid > you for a fully functional product, and you're not getting another dime out > of us until you fix what you sold us and it performs as promised, intended > and expected.' Define fully functional in a way that pleases every single user. Fully. With no argument whatsoever. Do it in the next six months with proof. Gimme a break. You ask 300 people what "Fully functional" means, and you'll get 300 different answers. And you want them to predict how you EXPECT it to act? Jesus...why not ask them to read your mind. Or do you never want anything released ever until every potential customer's EXPECTATIONS and INTENTIONS are fully met. So far none of the complaints in this thread are any that I have. I want: 1) AppleScripts to NOT have to run in the main thread so that they don't slow E'rage down. 2) A "new mail" flag in the Dictionary. 3) To be able to shut ALL dock bouncing and alert windows off forever. I can read an error log just fine, thanks. 4) To be able to get email notifications of events. 5) To have events run an applescript of my choosing. 6) To be able to build server-side rules on Exchange that work with the ones created by Outlook. 7) To remove the ability to set the background color of an HTML email message, and remove the ability to use images as backgrounds. Hmmm...oddly enough, if they made me happy, you'd still be pissed. Wow...imagine that...ever customer has different needs. > > Am I really the only one who uses Office Notifications? Evidently you are, at least as far as I know. I hate the damned things. > Am I the rare occurrence that isn't worth consideration? No, you just aren't the ONLY occurrence. > Am I the only person who has ever been maddened on a daily basis at the > embarrassment that is the Office Notifications window behavior? You may be. You may not be. But there are other people who buy far more licenses than you who have other needs. There are people who buy the same number of licenses as you who have other needs. That's life, and life is unfair. > I think what is disproportionate is what I am being charged for what I have > received at times. Then don't buy it. Use Evolution and Open Office. They're a great price...free. They do some of what Office does. Use Mail, and TextEdit, and Keynote. They do some of what Office does, and again, lower Price...($99 for Keynote) Use AppleWorks. You have a choice. And yes, it's frustrating when you see things that bother you not getting immediate priority. But that's with any product, and it will *always* be that way. However, if you honestly feel that you cannot use E'rage or Office until these issues are fixed, you.don't.have.to. john -- "Who Dares, Wins." British Special Air Service (SAS) -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
