David Fedor wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > >>I hate being made to look uninformed in front of customers. I provide custom >>software solutions to them and they look to me to be the expert on all >>things Palm. When they show me the ZDNet article and ask if I know any more, >>I'm left looking like just some pretender off the street. > >In this case the device teams did not want to have any announcements go out >until today. We certainly did talk to them about sending out information >either on Friday night or on the weekend, but it was their call as to when >and how to announce, and so we gave them input and then we went with what >they decided. > >But: please send to me your feedback on why you needed to know beforehand, >and what sorts of details you'd have needed to know, and the impact it had >or would have on your business. Saying "tell me everything 3 weeks >beforehand" doesn't always fit well with their needs and priorities, but >hopefully we can find a middle ground that respects their needs as well as >yours. > >For example: if a week beforehand we said we were planning an announcement >which would be made Monday morning at 9am, so you knew to check in a >certain place at a certain time, would that meet your needs? Sure it'd be >nicer to know everything, but the developer community is now way too large >to keep anything under wraps. >
How about releasing the OS 3.5.1 ROM for POSE sometime before a device using it ships?? You woudn't even have to tell us what the device was or when it was shipping but you should at _least_ provide the ROM!!! -- -Richard M. Hartman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW! -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
