Re[2]: The Bat! v. 3.0 PATHETIC

[Miles Johnson]

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JH> you know I really pity the programmers, because I think they're doing a
JH> great job, and they get kicked in their butts just as much as us users.

Jurgen I would agree IF this were the case, like it is for most of the
dozens of software programs I've owned.

HOWEVER, I highly doubt it. Even after all these years of the core users
asking rather nicely to be treated right and to have at least a semblance of
professionalism, Ritlabs STILL behaves like a bunch of fifth-graders who try
to code, do their own marketing, their own "support" or lack thereof (how
convenient to have a board like this one to take the punches and do the work
for them!) etc. etc.

One very small example which I saw months and months ago and couldn't
believe is still right smack in the middle of their home page. They claim
their software is going to "extend our lives"... You'd think they would have
corrected what at best is poor translation and at worst... well do I need to
say it? PATHETIC is the only word that comes to mind (I'm pretty sure others
wouldn't be quite that polite...)

Also, consider this. Even after the sizeable chunk kept by the various
credit card processing companies, etc. what has been coming their way for
years MUST amount to a veritable fortune in Moldavian money , according to a
reputable friend who's spent quite some time over there. Clearly the money
isn't re-invested in the company, if it were TB would have long evolved into
the mature, respectable product we all would love for it to be regarded as.

The whole thing reeks of AMATEURISM and GREED to me.

How sad, and how disappointing.
 
Best regards,

Miles Johnson
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Re[2]: The Bat! v. 3.0

[Lynn]

Thursday, September 2, 2004, 11:01:58 AM, you wrote:

JH> you know I really pity the programmers,
JH> because I think they're doing a great job, and
JH> they get kicked in their butts just as much as
JH> us users.

Yes, the programmers don't make policy :-(

I consulted my geeky son-in-law, who showed me some stuff
I was missing in TB IMAP, and it's now livable, so I
suppose I'll watch and see what y'all think of v3 between
now and November ..

However, I did have a look at a couple more IMAP mailers,
and I thought Mahogany looked pretty nice .. however, for
some reason it wouldn't connect to my server. Don't know
what that's about, but I'd give it a small edge over
Becky apart from that.

I hope RitLabs doesn't drive me to figure out what the
problem was :-)

Lynn


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Re[2]: The Bat! v. 3.0

[Neal Laugman]

Hi Jürgen,

JH> you know I really pity the programmers, because I think
JH> they're doing a great job, and they get kicked in their butts just
JH> as much as us users.

Isn't that the truth! And IT people in larger organizations,
too...the computer guy (person;) is /always/ in trouble. Expectations
are very high these days and my time as a one man shop has been over
for a while - sad to say. Talk about going back to v2.12 - I want to
go back to Turbo Pascal 7.

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