2009/9/30 Ricardo Aráoz <[email protected]>: > Stephen Russell wrote: >> 2009/9/29 Ricardo Aráoz <[email protected]>: >> >> >>> An innovative marketing trick would be to ship a fully tested product, >>> >> >> Doesn't everyone? I don't consider security breeches untested. >> > Sure, Micro$hit has NEVER EVER shipped an insufficiently tested product. > And customers do NEVER EVER say "wait till SP2 to buy it". > I was having this same argument with Cinderella and the Easter Bunny > last night. -------------------------
I know that wait till SP1 is released and approved has been my mantra with respect to PRODUCTION systems. Would you agree that you have to bring in new products and test them in a separate environment or version so that you are ahead of the curve in what is needed to deal with it? As software grows in complexity you have to get comfortable with it before switching into the newer version correct? > If you don't commercialize the product any more you could, and if there > is interest from your clients then you are just screwing them if you > close it. I don't know if that is sound commercial behaviour. But I DO > know that not buying from someone who behaves that way with customers is > sensible client behaviour. > My Steve! You sound just like a Micro$hit sales rep! ------------------------- OK, should Intuit have released Quicken for DOS to the open source when they committed to only doing windows versions? Here you you have the decision where you expect your customers to follow the TREND in computers. If you release you shelved product do you expose internal secrets that you grew and continue in the replacement product? I believe that either Paradox or dBase was sold to it's respective developer core. We haven't heard of either being revamped since, have we? This is purely business and I don't see much of a difference between it and expecting the business to gain a conscious and help out a few select customers, when you expect those customers to follow the new trend that your now SELLING. Yes it is all about sales isn't it. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer SQL Server DBA Web and Winform Development Independent Contractor Memphis TN 901.246-0159 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
