> I've often wondered why MM take this approach with it's alpha > and betas.
There was a class-action lawsuit against Macromedia in the US a while back, started by investors who claimed to have bought stock based on anticipated release dates of new products and feature announcements, which then were delayed or didn't come to fruition. I don't know the exact details or the outcome, but I remember hearing about it. Probably the CF-TALK archives would give you some insight. On the other hand, Borland is a company who historically haven't announced anything ahead of time, but have recently changed this policy. I think the whole open corporate blogging culture (look at Google, for example) is the cause of this attitude shift - companies are realizing that their customers are interested in the opinions of their staff, what they offer for lunch in the corporate cafeteria, and all the company gossip. Maybe it's good for customer loyalty - I dunno. But all public companies need to be careful. K. -- Kay Smoljak http://kay.smoljak.com --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004
