On 3/14/07, mrgmhale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I tried to get away with this kind of thing, promising features to help > retain and gain clients, I would be sued and screwed three ways to Sunday, > and rightfully so. There would be no surviving. Yet, who dares to speak > against the beast? Then again, this is still quite pervasive in our > industry. Vaporware, FUD-ware, promises in the dark ....
I know you're being sarcastic, but... Maybe you're looking in the wrong part of the industry. Apache has been pretty good about following their roadmaps with their projects. The PHP folks are plugging right along, adding features while supporting backwards-compatible. MySQL has had to make some zigs and zags while dealing with things like the InnoDB sale to Oracle, but they've moved ahead and supported their existing clients. The Python 3000 roadmap is published and open to comments and discussion... I think you're looking in the wrong part of the industry. Small companies can't dazzle you with vaporware for too long without losing your confidence. Sure, little-guy companies tend to ship late, but they're also a lot more open to suggestions and intervention. So, I think it's only the great big software brand names - Microsoft, IBM/Lotus, Borland, Novell - who have the arrogance to think they can announce a direction - Information At Your Fingertips, DotNyet, Software Lifecycle Management, The Network is the Computer - while small- and medium-sized companies just try to produce a good product, win customer loyalty and make a little money. Have I mentioned Dabo lately? -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
