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Subject: Re: My Patience is Running Thin, Come on ED Shroeder with Rebel XP

Author: Keith Ian Price

Date: 12:59:50 07/17/02

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On July 17, 2002 at 14:51:34, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On July 17, 2002 at 14:48:25, john warren wrote:
>
>>Hi Ed
>>
>> Hey the Program doesn't have to be Perfect, The best way to find out problems
>>in your program is to release it to the Public and get ton's of Feedback.
>
>The "let the world be your beta test site" is the worst possible way to do
>business.  The only institutions that can get away with such a thing are the 800
>pound gorilla type, and we would be much better off if they properly debugged
>the stuff before foisting it on us to be their free beta testers.
>
>> WE
>>have all patiently waited for three years, which was the first time you promised
>>a windows version and didn't deliver. So please put some Pep in your step and
>>release Rebel XP.
>
>"We will sell no wine before it's time" -- an add slogan[*]
>
>I would ask Ed to take as much time as possible to get it right.  Even if it
>means waiting another three years.
>
>[*] Ironically, the company was "Gallo"

The spokesman was Orson Welles and the wine was Almaden.

kp




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