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From: BAXTER_A@wehi.dn.mu.oz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: When will new WordPerfect be available?
Message-ID: <19078@wehi.dn.mu.oz>
Date: 17 Jan 91 18:53:49 GMT
References: <1991Jan14.002805.1@ccvax.iastate.edu> <1092@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz>
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In article <1092@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz>, ifarqhar@sunb.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Ian Farquhar) writes:
> In article <1991Jan14.002805.1@ccvax.iastate.edu> taab5@ccvax.iastate.edu (Marc Barrett) writes:
>>   The really sad part of this is that other big-name companies like
>>Microsoft, Lotus, Aldus, and Adobe will probably never write software
>>for the Amiga, because one big-name company tried to support the Amiga
>>and lost a lot of money.
> 
> Yes, but it was WordPerfects amazing stupidity that lost money.  Let's
> look at a prime example of how to release a product that nobody will
> loose money:
> 
> a)  Release a product that does not support the user interface of the
>     target machine properly.

ABSOLUTELY

> b)  Release an older version of a product when newer versions are being
>     released one other machines.

YES, EXACTLY!!

> c)  Promise updates versions and don't deliver.

TO ME TOO!

What about 
 d) Call the version sold "English" and have only American spellings.

 e) Include multiple non-functional printer drivers.

 f) No file requesters- not even Charlie Heath's PD one.

> 
> I am also getting to the point where I seriously believe that a company
> that announces a product (eg. Borland) should be legally held to
> producing that product.  I am 90% certain that this view is legally
> upholdable, if only from the point that the original announcement was
> false advertising.
> 

A dollar/day/user should put the wind up them. Product releases should
be anounced at the packaging stage, not while in beta testing.

Regards Alan

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