> > last eight months has been that you never show a marketer a piece of
> > software that works unless you're willing to put it into production
> > immediately.
>
> Not necessarily so. day-glow blinking orange text on screen should
> read DEMO-ONLY, NOT FUNCTIONAL, NOT FOR RELEASE or some other
> collection of statements to the effect that this will self destruct in
> fifteen to thirty seconds.
that would stop them for about.. >clik<
"okay, great. get rid of the splash screen, and take off all those
warnings, and we'll start rolling it out next week, okay?"
>clik< .. four and a half seconds.
> Add obvious bugs,
bugs don't stop them either. it's not that they think the product is
complete, it's just that they don't have the foresight God gave a
lemming.
*before* they throw a piece of pre-beta software to the hyenas.. er,
users.. they can recite chapter and verse about the need for further
development, containing expectations, and all that reality stuff.
then they go into the field, get tepid responses, and drop straight
into song and dance mode. that gets people using the product, which
triggers off the inevitable backlash of complaints. at that point,
but no sooner, all the good intentions go out the window, and the
thing has to be done yesterday.
the core problem is that they're unwilling to accept responsibility
for disappointing someone, until the situation has deteriorated so
badly that they feel justified burning bridges.
> block needed functions
> with "NOT AVAILABLE / NOT COMPLETE". Use of 2+2=5 errors is too
> subtle.
blocking essential functions works, but it takes the product out of the
category of 'working software'.
mike stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 'net geek..
been there, done that, have network, will travel.
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