Julian G4ILO wrote: >>From the size of your reply, Steve, I presume you are attempting to > win the argument the American way. :)
Sure glad you suffixed your Anti-American sentiment with the :) > > I can't disagree with the points you raise. I just think that it is > unreasonable to treat Elecraft the same way you would a faceless > corporation or utility company. It is still a business, and should follow good business practices. It is a a small company run by fellow > hobbyists, other guys like us, who are not in it primarily for the > money (since I am sure with their skills they could make far more > making products for the commercial sector.) On what to you base the "not for the money?" I am sure if there was not a profit motive, the company would never have been founded. It's not as if anyone > reading this reflector could exactly have been surprised, reading > between the lines of what has been posted, that there was going to be > another delay. So I agree with David: what difference would it make if > the delay was made two weeks ago (when fewer of the variables > contributing to it would have been known) or at the last minute? Because those who have paid a deposit should be KEPT INFORMED. I thought that was one of the purposes of this reflector > > It's a sad fact of life that so many people feel once they pay money > for something they have the right to immediately complain if things > don't happen the way they hoped. (Actually, it happens even if they > get something free, as in software, one reason I gave up developing my > ham radio programs, but that's another matter.) Yep, if you pay money for something, you expect to get what you paid for. (Maybe that is just a American" outlook?) This is a moot point since Wayne and Eric did, finally, answer the questions on the delay, and appear to have instituted a policy of better communication. -- John - W2AGN _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
