-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello Marc!
On 7 Dec 2001 at 20:40:12 you wrote: > BUT: I want a email client that will last for a long long time. I don't > want to start using a email client again that will be discontinued at > some time. Can I rely on RitLabs that they introduce The Bat version 2 > in the very near future? TB! like Opera has been around quite a while now, is definitely developing and is not just technologically but also marketingwise promising. In short: It seems to get off the ground just now. That does mean that RITLabs may actually live from their sales, which would mean TB! will be around quite a while. All this is pure conjecture, nobody can be sure how long a software product - or any other - will be around. Agent has been called dead for years and it is still alive and kicking (there's even a beta for version 1.9). > MCS, the former developer of Calypso, also promised to introduce new > versions and then suddenly pulled the plug out; because: "You can't beat > Outlook". Why wouldn't this happen with The Bat? Why not?. THe question for me is, does a product fit my needs? At the current stage I won't abandon either Opera or TB! or Agent just because it is discontinued (neither is). All have there shortcomings but all do what I want for a broad spectrum. I'd look for replacements when something comes up which is not supported. In TB!'s case it would be, for instance, IMAP. Should I need it and TB! can't offer, I'd have to change. > Can anybody explain me why RitLabs introduces new features (like common > folders) in an 'old' version (version 1.xx) when they are very (I hope) busy > with finishing (I hope) version 2.....? If I were them I put all my > effort in completing version 2 and, besides solving the serious bugs, > quit developing version 1. Why not? Tell me, why not? They work like it should be, while developing the new version they put in suitable features for testing purposes into the current series. One of the great advantages of small companies and shareware is the continuos developing cycle. Not like MS or Corel, were users get a few big bug fixes/patches and once in a year they have to depart from a big amount of cash to get the one new feature they need. The problem of how to handle version 1 has been discussed a few times. How about this argument: Why should I buy v.2 when v.1 is enough for me? Just for the bug fixes, which won't be done any longer in v.1, because it is discontinued in favour of v.2? This, BTW, was a very big issue in Opera newsgroups. Seriously, does TB! currently fit your needs? Are there any outstanding features essential for you? If you answer "yes" for the second question you should be worried about continuation. Ask about the feature and we may be able to help you get off your worries. A personal comment: I am of the impression RITLabs does a great job not just in programming but also in continuity, marketing, service and customer relation. I trust they will be around for some years with their main product. But I do say the same for Amazon.com ... Hope that helped a bit. - -- Dierk Haasis http://www.Write4U.de http://Interest.Write4U.de/pongo PGP keys available: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Subject=SendMyPGPkeys The Bat 1.54 Beta/14 on Windows 95 4.0 67306684 C A great truth is a statement whose opposite is also a great truth. (Niels Bohr) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.8ckt Comment: Privacy is the core element to Freedom! iQA+AwUBPBEqzvTo1oA8g8dLEQLHVQCfV6Y21h43U7jknp5888MRyB6E4UEAl2v2 vxrL90RJhOqgDFggVPbNe94= =4Zzs -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ________________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Vers: 1.53d FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com
