On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 08:25:05 -0400 Greg Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Saturday 20 September 2003 11:31 pm, Carroll Grigsby wrote: > > 9.2 is supposed to go final RSN (Monday?), but neither the > > Mandrake home > page > > nor the Mandrake Store have any mention about accepting orders > > for it. There's a thread on the Club Forum about this (and yes, > > I did add my two cents worth), but no response has been > > forthcoming from anyone at Mandrake. > > > > How's this for marketing skills: I've bought every PowerPack > > since 8.1 > through > > the Store, and I've been a Club member (Silver) since January, > > 2002. What's wrong the Store sending an email asking if I want > > to reserve my copy now? > > > > Arghhhh... > > > Perhaps they have had enough of the criticism from people who > pre-order and then get their boxes late or never. Maybe this is > their way of fixing the Store. > > Another thought, IIRC, one of the main reasons to pre-order was > cash flow. Let us charge your card now and we'll ship later. > Perhaps this is a good sign that they do not need the cash flow > from pre-orders. > > Or perhaps they are broke because they don't try to make money? Watching Mandrake shoot itself in the foot over and over again, marketing-wise has been the most unpleasant part of my mdk experience over the past 3 years. The corporate "they" sure have big feet. Lee
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