"After a bumpy first few months..." Bumpy? lol, what an understatement :-) It was more like slamming into a brick wall at 180mph....
>From their perspective, it is working just fine. There is an allowable level of defects, and even if that means that 1% of their customers are borked, it's still work well for the 99% and that is good enough. How would you like it if your bank or credit card company screwed up 1% of their transactions? Besides, what is he going to do, stand up and tell the truth that no one wanted Steam in the first place but decided to shove crapware down our throats because it helps maximize our shareholders wealth, and that is all that counts after all... Quake4 is looking better and better..... </cynicism> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce "Bahamut" Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [hlds] For Bruce B. Snipett of Doug Lombardi interview > lol, maybe he doesn't know about the...issues ;) > > Shame I don't have his email address :( > > - Bruce "Bahamut" Andrews > > > > Napier, Kevin wrote: > > >Clearly he's on medication. :) > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Dave R. Meyers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 9:29 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [hlds] For Bruce B. Snipett of Doug Lombardi interview > > > > > >HomeLAN - After a bumpy first few months, Steam seems to have become a > >stable way to release Valve's products. Are you pleased with the Steam > >content delivery system and what changes and improvements to it can we > >expect in the months ahead? > > > > > > > >Doug Lombardi - We're very pleased with how it has evolved. For some time, > >it's been a great backend for updates, anti-cheating, and server browsing. > >It proved to be an incredibly valuable tool for administering the CS: Source > >beta, allowing us to make changes and roll those changes to the beta > >community almost instantly. > > > >Just thought you would like his choice of words in regards to steam. 8) > > > >Dave R. Meyers > >OZ Deathmatch > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >please visit: > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > >_______________________________________________ > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
