On 3/1/01 7:35 AM, "Timothy Bates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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.
I am certainly not trying to canonize Dan or anyone else. (No hard feelings
Dan!;-)
> 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.
Yes, but 1) I mentioned specifically the DB, which is (very) roughly
equivalent to the entire engine of the car and 2) I was not speaking of
costs but rather how complex/easy it is to replace a single part of the
"product." In fact, I specified that the Palm conduits are by their nature
modular and (may be) easier to fix than the DB.
As I frequently point out to others, it is an analogy and all analogies
break down sooner or later. Most sooner! ;-)
Cb
cbrady @ tulane.edu
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