Dan what do you want here? do you want it to be put out before it is ready. Now I hope I will not be kicked off the list for this but I am going to tell a story. Way back in 1992 we saw a situation where lots of computer user were needing windows access. At that time tests were going on as to how to provide such access. A company called synthavoice figured out how it could be done first. they put it out there. they had some thing that no one else had windows access. But it had bugs major bugs. So people were on the cutting edge but they had to deal with issues. Lator on the program became more stable and they were the first to offer 95 and 98 support. They had 2000 support out before every one else to. But because they releced things as soon as they could because they felt that people needed them a lot of people were unwilling to use the program. Even after a full rewrite they could not over come the idea that there software was buggy. Considering window bridge was the first a lot of companys including gw micro have used ideas from said program. The verchual buffer the numpad for mouse move ment. The labeling of graphics etc. this is normal and standard innovation. Now from a users point of view I want it ready or not because I spend my life playing with buggy and crashing software. Beta reports are fun. Also if I am on the cutting edge then I can get the job done. The problem is here that gw micro is not catering to the nerds like me among us. It is catering to the average user who need a stable program to work with every day. so it must as much as possible work tords this. gw micro is the only company I know of that monitors the list for there programs the way they do. I mean really doug is here all the time answering questions. Ron is here answering questions. This is one of the reasons I came back to gw micro because of the support. Because gw micro is ahead in the windows world as it once was in the dos world. There was no better screen reader then vocal-eyes and now at this moment window-eyes is the best. Keep it up guys. Hope my history lesson will not rub anyone the wrong way.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 6:11 AM To: Mike Pietruk; Aaron Smith Cc: 'so the entire list will receive it.' Subject: Re: 64 byt 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. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3844 (20090211) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3844 (20090211) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com 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.
