I have tough skin, so no need to worry about offending me. I have no problem
providing answers to these questions, when I have something to provide. I'd
like to
know the answer I provide has a small chance of changing. I have no problem
being wrong in regards to a technical answer. I do however mind being wrong
when
it comes to answering questions regarding upgrade pricing, release dates, etc.
Take this hypothetical scenario. I tell you today the cost of an upgrade
will cost you $500.
Then next week I tell you, NeTraverse has changed it's mind and it will only
cost you $5 to upgrade. Almost everyone's happy. Now reverse that scenario.
I tell you today it's $5, but for some reason it's decided next week it's
going to be $500. Now
NeTraverse and myself are equivalent to pond scum, because we changed your
expectation.
The reason for the change is irrelevant. Why? The expectation changed in
both scenarios.
I do get the impression that some would like a daily play by play on what
happens here
at NeTraverse and that is not going to happen.
Now I will let this and related threads slip into the background die
peacefully.
Regards,
Mike
At 09:05 PM 4/23/01 +0200, you wrote:
>Sheryl,
> I am not looking to burn anyone.
>
>If Mike feels in anyway offended by me asking "Whats it gonna cost",
>please forgive me. That was never the intention.
>
>The original mail I sent, was simply a question, if Netraverse choose to
>answer it is of course entirely up to them.
>
>Why myself ,and others may appear to be quite restless is the change in
>policy from Netraverse, with regards beta testing & pricing.
>
>Perhaps a little more openess, which is the at the heart of the linux
>community (perhaps you have forgotten) would be very welcome.
>
>Please do not forget that without us, your customer, you would not exist!
>
>Regards,
>
>Grant
>
>On Monday 23 April 2001 21:29, you wrote:
> > Grant,
> >
> > At issue when I posted was not that you weren't entitled to your opinion
> > or entitled to the right to wonder - but rather that you were asking Mike
> > (who gets the brunt of people's wrath again and again around here) to
> > *speculate* on something where, no matter what his answer, you or other
> > readers will likely be unhappy with it and will take it out on him. Why
> > not just wait for the company to post its upgrade policy and then take
> > your complaint to the people who make the decisions? I know that Mike is
> > a tireless advocate for customers and faithfully takes their opinions "up
> > the ladder". I know this because I work at NeTraverse (system
> > administration). I don't think we should take advantage of that by
> > asking him to post his conjecture and then either disliking the conjecture
> > or trying to use what he posts as opinion to get something different from
> > what the company finally offers.
> >
> > -Sheryl, de-lurking for one day only.
> >
> > On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Grant Williamson wrote:
> > > Mark&Sheryl,
> > > why I ask, is quite simple, I like a lot of people who
> have backed
> > > Trelos/Netraverse from day one, did not feel that Win4Lin 2.0 was a real
> > > 2.x release. You of course are quite entitled to your own opinion.
> > >
> > > If there is once again going to be a heavy price increase in Win4Lin, I
> > > will have to consider whether Win4Lin is still a wise investment.
> > >
> > > Like I mentioned earlier, Win4Lin 2.0 runs fine for me, I only need
> > > kernel 2.4x support. Not a new product.
> > >
> > > Grant.
> >
> > --
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> >
> > "He's an affable enough screen presence, but you'd be
> > affable too if you could generate a lucrative movie
> > career by copulating with baked goods."
> > -Paul Tatara on Jason Biggs
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