On 3/2/01 12:17 AM, "Christian M. M. Brady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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.

We need to distinguish our friendship for the 'rage team from hagiography,
which helps no-one.

The cost of recalling any car for anything ENORMOUSLY exceeds the cost of
bug patching almost any software for almost anything. Certainly getting Palm
synching working is not even in the same order of magnitude as recall a car
for an A/C replacement.

tim


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