On 3/1/01 7:06 AM, "Barry Wainwright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 7:33 am -0500 1/3/01, Michael W. Wellman wrote:
>
>
>>> Paul, I fear you've missed my point. Everything you say is true *from
>>> within
>>> the computer community*, but of little relevance outside.
>>
>> I know more than a few people who never buy the first generation of a new
>> car model. Or of a "new technology" (think VCR, LD, DVD, microwaves,
>> wireless telephones, cell phones).
>>
>> They've made a conscious choice to give up "new" for "reliable".
>>
>> So I don't think this is a problem limited solely to the computer community.
>
> I agree it's not limited to the computer industry, but I suspect it
> is far more prevelant in the Technology industries than the
> mainstream commercial.
>
> Imagine buying a Quadrophonic sound system only to find it worked on
> 3 speakers? Or buying a Ford Car advertised as having Air Con to find
> it works from 10 to 15°C but not above? There would be an outcry.
Yes, but as someone pointed out to me privately, the difference between
software and the car industry, for example, is that it is much easier for
the auto manufacturer to issue a recall and replace the A/C system than for
the software company to fix a single piece of the software, particularly
with something as complex as Erage.
Now of course there are some packages that modular like the Erage syncing
conduits, etc. But the DB issues, for example, require extensive rewrite (I
assume) which takes more effort. All in all, I think that the word of a
"point release" is encouraging and shows that the MS folks are working hard
to make this a good/reliable product.
Cb
cbrady @ tulane.edu
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