Not to say that there is not a per invitation GoLive License, which kind of how I c some partners getting access to it for release sneak peaks. But given that I worked on some of the early official partner apps for both releases... it's true that it's a total nightmare, one that we all like to be in of course, but I see the point here and I think it's cool... also think on the tech perseption ur and msft clients could pay if ur application breaks suddenly (happened to me with the release of ASP.NET MVC RC1 and an stupid service provider who installed the bits without asking who was still running on the beta version).
For me the NO GoLive license, means: "u can do whatever u want with the bits, just don't make us (msft) responsible for any break we might ship in the future, and yes we might not be able to support u all in all cases... we are still working on it ;-) thanks and keep up the good work guys" With so many big things going on with the new release I am sure the guys in the SL team will have more than enough to worry about to make it to the deadline in the way we all expect, after all we are not only one the first to try the tech we are also the first ones to point at the issues, as constructive confromtation nonetheless, but it is still pressure... and let's not talk about the things that didn't make to the MIX cut and that did but might be missed in action from here to release, it has happened before, it will happen again. And as I told the support guys from Brinkster after the screw my client's app, Microsoft has changed, from Beta release to Beta1 or RC release not everything is backward compatible, keep that in mind boyz! Cheers! G. ------- *Disclaimer:* These are my own thoughts and NO I have not get any word from no one in msft about anything new (sigths), YES I am still under NDA for a lot of stuff that are not yet released, yet I am back to been a student for a while. cheers! On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Scott Barnes <[email protected]>wrote: > It’s really due to the fact once you provide the green light to the “go > live” folks in turn treat it as an RTM, even though the words BETA are > staring you in the face. This then results in us being beaten up the moment > we bring out the dreaded “breaking changes” as at times before we go RTM, > we’ll need to patch areas of the beta that need patching (thus the role of > beta in software). This in has turned what we perceived as being a positive > into a negative, as well, “I went live!!!” is the usual response (not to > mention the impact you place on the end user whom installs the plug-in). > > > > The problem however is in order to not only go-live on a said date, you > then have to notify the current customers/partners/developers whom do have > the go-live, provide them time to patch their said solutions and all the > while not giving the competition or press a heads-up on when you expect to > go live. As once you give away that piece of information, you effectively > ruin most of your chances to broadcast to those whom have been waiting for > the RTM that we’ve in fact gone RTM. The press then will talk about it more, > but at the same time will call the competition to get their counter quotes > on why the said release is bad (of course it’s bad, as it’s competing with > them right?). In having an element of surprise, you deflate the competitors > chances of responding with prescribed negativity (which I think is redundant > and reminds me of the shadow opposition in parliament) whilst at the same > time increase the chances of making an impact, thus in turn all folks whom > have adopted also get maximized marketing potential as then it’s less of a > “what is Silverlight?” question being asked with your peers, customers and > partners. > > > > We managed to do all the above perfectly last time in terms of partner > readiness, great PR and marketing buzz and also didn’t break everyone’s > releases overnight – and catching our competitors by surprise. (w00t!!!). > > > > This time, we want to be smarter and surprise you all a bit more J > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Miguel Madero > *Sent:* Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:38 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Blend 3 > > > > Why was it a nightmare last time? > ------------------------------ > > Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support > List address: [email protected] > Subscribe: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: [email protected] > List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight > Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists > ------------------------------ > Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support > List address: [email protected] > Subscribe: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: [email protected] > List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight > Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support List address: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists
