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From: rsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Roby Sherman)
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Subject: Re: ** Watchout for the Abaton Interfax **
Message-ID: <1991May01.160508.7643@mthvax.cs.miami.edu>
Date: 1 May 91 16:05:08 GMT
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In <1991May1.143507.28736@swbatl.sbc.com> george@swbatl.sbc.com (George Nincehelser 5-6544) writes:


>So?  What's your point?  Are you saying I don't have *legitimate* System 7?
>I suggest you be careful with your accusations. 

Let's try and not be so childish, ok?

>Sorry.  *Legitimate* developers have had 7 for some time now.  There's little
>reason for them not to release ugrades before or on the official release date.
>If 7 wasn't so widely available and wasn't in beta for so long, I'd fell 
>differently.

I disagree. Macs are STILL shipping with System 6.0.7. And until that
changes, developers are obligated to support THAT system. Now there is
nothing wrong with re-vamping a software package so that it is compatible
with System 7, but I think it is rather foolish to add to the confusion of
"What's compatible with what?" by shipping a system 6 product and a system 7
product when only one OS is actually shipping. If a dealer sees Excel 3.0,
they're going to order it, because it's the "Latest and greatest". 
Most of them would not take the time to consider that the product may
REQUIRE system 7 to run, because WHO in their right mind would SHIP a product
before Apple officially releases the OS to support that product. That is a
waste of resources and time.

>I've got several product betas that are
>working fine from companies other than Microsoft.  They'd go into general
>release as they're bug-free as far as I can tell, but they act like they
>would be breaking some rule if they started shipping.

Well, some of them would, A-lot of people, including myself, signed
non-disclosures to get System 7 as well as the technical info about it.
Now maybe YOU like breaking the law, but I personally, do not. And I don't see
many developers shipping products for an OS which they're not supposed to
disclose any information about..

>I don't desire 7 badly since I've had it for some time now.  My gripe is
>that many vendors are acting like 7 is some big secret.  It isn't.

Well, just because SOME people break their non-disclosures doesn't make it
allright for EVERYONE to talk.

		--Roby

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