End of life for FC1?
Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz at simpaticus.com
Thu Jun 10 03:30:37 UTC 2004
At 20:07 6/9/2004, Jim Cornette wrote:
>I don't know if the intentions of M$ or RHAT reside in releasing bugs
>intentionally. Sometimes the picture does seem like it is an intentional
>thing. I doubt that either make their respective products inferior just to
>sell support.
To sell support, no. Microsoft *has* been known to release a product
earlier in order to make more money by hitting a key season like
back-to-school or Christmas, even if that product was too buggy for a real
release and crashed hard. I'm thinking in particular of Word 6.0, which was
followed in rapid-fire succession by 6.0a, then 6.0b, and finally 6.0c
before the damn thing became usable. Released too early to make the
Christmas season.
Some companies do pull shady stunts like that, actively hurting their users
and not caring just to make one more almighty buck. These are what is known
as "unethical" companies (a new term for some, I know) and you are
generally advised not to do business with people who don't give a damn
about your welfare since you tend to end up getting hurt somehow.
If someone thinks that Red Hat is an unethical company, I would strongly
and sincerely encourage him or her to take his or her business elsewhere to
a supplier they consider trustworthy. I would also remind them that whining
about their perceptions and hinting at conspiracy theories on this list is
a pain in the ass and helps no one. I happen to believe that Red Hat is one
of the many *ethical* companies out there, and I'm trying to use their
products and help others. More signal, less noise!
Cheers,
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Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz at simpaticus.com
http://www.simpaticus.com
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