Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 14:36:24 +0100
Reply-To: John Whittington <medisci@POWERNET.COM>
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From: John Whittington <medisci@POWERNET.COM>
Subject: Re: SAS Institute - Sanity vs. Insanity (long, tending to polemic)
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At 07:10 07/05/99 -0500, Andrew T. Kuligowski wrote:
>- When a new release of Product X is rushed to market, there are loud
> cries that "Bugs were found!" ....
>- When a new release of Product Y is delayed, there are loud cries that
> "We're stuck with the old stuff!" ...
>
>Sounds like one of those infamous "No Win" situations to me. Given the
>two extremes, I'd prefer a delayed release of well-tested software to a
>rushed delivery of what amounts to a binary-coded pile of manure.
I'm sure that last comment goes for all of us. However, what this is all
really about is honest/realistic information. What upsets people most are
product releases which (so often) are 'delayed' beyond the announced release
date. Most people would not have minded waiting 'a few more months' if they
had known that would be the case, but many people have to plan on the basis
of announced/predicted release dates. Even though they may be fairly alien
words to a marketing dept., 'honesty/realism' in these announcements is all
than many people are asking for.
Regards
John
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