Hello Miles, Friday, April 16, 2004, 3:07:25 PM, you wrote:
MJ> One would think Ritlabs would have sent a correction with the new MJ> date. It's as basic as it gets in term of professionalism and MJ> after all, it should just be child's play, one or a few clicks MJ> away for them, right? It would be nice, but if it's not a few clicks for them - and sending such a mass mail might not be - then I'd rather they were finishing the product. MJ> Will Ritlabs EVER grow up and act as a respectable/reputable MJ> company? This is getting old... With regards to releases, please give us an example of a software company that has grown up and become respectable/reputable. I'm trying to think of one that hasn't missed a release date ever. I can't. In fact, all I can think about is how the giants of the industry *coughs*MICROSOFT!*coughs* practically live on the vapourware of their next releases. Even outside the software industry, companies have troubles with release dates. And other problems, like keeping up with demand - are Sony or Hasbro less respectable/reputable because this Christmas' surprise "must have" gift just isn't available enough to meet demand? It seems like it happens every year, doesn't it? ;-) MJ> Oh well thanks for the update Marek. How lucky for RT to have MJ> people like you doing their work for them! As opposed to those giants of the industry, who get the computing press to repeat their press releases verbatim without checking facts, and fill their rags with screenshots of products you won't be able to buy for months? ;-) Sorry for this playful teasing - but I do think you're perhaps missing the most important thing - you never delay a software release unless there's a problem with it. I'd rather have a small delay than a product they knew had a fault. And more to the point, Ritlabs evidently had a date in mind and felt they could meet it. I just went along to look for some release notes, to see if I should upgrade or not. I can't see any on the website - but then, I'd rather not see release notes before the download. I'm a little miffed they've not appeared after the download's available, but at least I don't know what I'm missing right now. When the notes are available, then I'll decide if it's worth upgrading... -- Best regards, Philip mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Using The Bat! v2.04.7 on Windows 2000 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 4
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