Author: Thorsten Czub
Date: 13:49:46 02/29/04
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On February 29, 2004 at 16:11:06, Stephen A. Boak wrote: >And I thought you were against capitalism. :) a good service has IMO nothing to do with capitalism. >Having a choice is fine, but the real problem is that people who upgrade to new >versions normally expect the engine to play stronger. I have often seen update versions not beeing better. maybe due to a bug. maybe due to other things. i remember that this happens from time to time with famous programs too. >If that expectation is not met, then they become disappointed. right. >It is a choice to upgrade or not (whether free or at a price), but it does take >some cost, even if only the user's time. > >Hopefully the programmer has already tested the version and gives truthful & >accurate info about the new version to guide the potential user or purchaser for >whom time and money are important. normally versions are tested. but it happens that a version is tested wrong. and then you get wrong results. and therefore we need MANY different people testing with DIFFERENT methods. otherwise you fall in the trap. >Prudent users should wait until other users have upgraded and run some >comparison tests--to see if the new version performs as advertised. > >Take care, >--Steve right.
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