"We are confident that as this Web site is brought up, the vast majority of the clients on the web will be using the appropriate web browsers and Netscape will pose no problems." Bob S.
On 3/28/06, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Bob W wrote: > > > > > This is completely OT, but I feel obliged to pass it on. > > > > > > At work we sell services which include a web site that we > > develop and > > > host for our clients. I have been helping put together a bid for a > > > prospective new client, a very large and rich company that > > we are keen > > > to get. One of their questions is 'does our website run under > > > Netscape'. I stated that we hadn't tested it under > > Netscape, only IE. > > > One of our marketing people got back to me: > > > > > > Marketing person: perhaps we haven't tested, but do we know that > > > netscape works or doesn't work? > > > > > > Me: Without testing we can't know for sure, but I'd say > > it's 99.999% > > > certain that it won't work with Netscape. > > > > > > Marketing person: I have put in "We feel confident that our system > > > will work with Netscape" > > > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > Bob > > > > Mindsets like that are one of the reasons I no longer work in > > any industry that is mostly political... > > I'd report that guy to MY boss, and ask what, if anything, > > would be done about this example of intentional dishonesty... > > > > I'd probably end up quitting, rather than lend my name to a > > schlock outfit who doesn't give a damn about moral integrity > > in business dealings. > > > > Actually, the end of the story is rather dull. I assumed that she had > misread my previous statement, so I asked for clarification. She confirmed > my suspicion and we wrote an honest, yet somehow upbeat and inspiring, > statement that put us in a good light. > > Bob > > > >
