On Wednesday 01 November 2000 16:39, you wrote:
> On 1 Nov 2000, Guillaume Cottenceau wrote:
> > Alexander Skwar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > So sprach Pixel am Wed, Nov 01, 2000 at 12:48:45PM +0100:
> > > > - name the updated-7.2 7.2.1, but marketing people don't accept this.
> > >
> > > Ah! Finally a reason why the download version is also dubbed 7.2.
> > > Although I disagree with the reason (I always disagree with marketing
> > > people :]), I can understand it!
> >
> > They are right, they say that if we use two different names, people in
> > the shops would require the newest one, which the shop would be unable to
> > provide.
>
> Not necessarily; label the box as "7.2RC1" or whatever, and add a little
> "sticker" on the cover art boasting "Includes free online upgrade to 7.2 >
Final!".
I know everyone wants to let this die including me but... Marketing would
never let Mandrake label the box as 7.2RC1 as that would never sell. So lets
label it 7.2 with a little card containing the fine print inside the box.
Please think about this for a few minutes. Please cut some slack to those of
us trying to point this out. We really are trying to help and not just
trolling.
>
> > That's an unsolvable problem, I think.
>
> Not entirely. The product they are selling is NOT "7.2", and shouldn't be
> sold as such. Just print the truth...
>
>
> James.
