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From: kurtzman@pollux.usc.edu (Stephen Kurtzman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: HyperCard 2.0
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Date: 20 Nov 89 20:30:39 GMT
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In article <36655@apple.Apple.COM> chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:

>Me, personally, I'd rather a company keep their mouth shut until they know
>what's going into it and when it's going to ship. The alternative (the
>"Fullwrite will ship next week, really, honest, for sure this time!" or the
>"Lotus 1-2-3 is going to be the best thing since sliced bread!" syndromes)
>generate a lot of heat and negative vibes all around.

Practically speaking, this is not possible. A company must make some
declaration of support for a product's future if they intend to have
customers come upgrade time. They can avoid announcing shipping dates,
new features, etc. but the company must say something affirmative or
people will move to products from vendors that are more responsive.

BTW, I'm not saying anything pro or con about the way Apple has
handled HyperCard 2.0.
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