I love how you equate concern for one's future with grumbling. I'm assuming you know where your next meals will be coming from and that all is secure for you, and that you are not dependent on something being ready when it's ready and not a moment sooner. Good-bye, GW Micro.--D.K.
On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:58:44 -0500 (EST), "Mike Pietruk" <[email protected]> said: > Aaron > > Gwmicro certainly has a lot on the table with 7.1, and, if past > experience > is any guide, it will well be the worth in waiting for it. Granted, I am > not in the same situation as some are where they require certain > abilities > to maintain employment. Granted, each person sees their own needs as > paramount and more important than all others and believes that everyone > else should view things as they do. > And, oh yes, we easily forget that people on the company side have lives, > multiple projects, and all the rest. And, oh yes, part of the seeming > delays is to make certain, as is feasible given the vagueries of > individual pc systems and how folks use them, > that the program remains stable, works as advertised, and so on. I well > know that you guys avoid imposing timelines on delivery believing that > the > quality of the product should dictate release not the calendar; and that > is the way it should be -- even if that may hurt sales in the short-run. > In the long-run, the business benefits as reliability is shown and seen; > and, given the low turnover in staff, GWMicro *must* also be a good place > to hang your employment hat as there seems to be a sensible balance > between product and human values. > Believe me, that last point seems to have been lost in many enterprises > and keeping continuity in personnel ultimately benefits the company, > users, agencies, and everyone else. > > While introduction delays can aggravate things for customers and perhaps > even for the marketing people at a business, it seems that over the > years, > GWMicro has done far more many things right than many other firms in the > field. > Keep doing what you are doing, in the way you are doing it, and most > folks > will continue to be pleased despite our occasional grumblings and > complaints. Remember, the fact that frustration is shown is a sign of > flattery for if folks didn't care, they wouldn't bother saying anything. > > > > > > > > When you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans > . -- Old Yiddish Proverb > > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message.
