Re: Waiting for Orca/C

[jpenne@ee.ualberta.ca (Jerry Penner)]

bird@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (j.l.walters) writes:

>I now think that the good news is: He realized that these were real
>problems and is in the process of addressing them.

>The better news is:
>Noone that hasn't received 2.0 has been charged on their credit card.

Wrong.  I was charged two months ago and I still haven't seen
anything.  For the most part, I'm waiting patiently, but I have been
bugging Mike via GEnie e-mail.  I don't really like getting my credit
card charged at the beginning of February and then waiting months.

>The worser news is:
>Those that did receive 2.0 MAY be forced to pay an update fee (based on
>recent postings), for the FINAL version. I really hope this isn't true.

I sure hope so too.  Which is one of the reasons I'm being patient.  I
would rather have a cleaner version and wait a _little_ bit longer.
Waiting 3-6 months is not acceptable.

>The bottom line for those that have not received their 2.0: "Trust me,
>you don't really want the announced version."

I'm not sure why I should trust you.

>We all need to understand that many factors drive developers such as
>Mike, most of which we are not and never will be aware of.

Well, actually, we should care less about such factors.  Good
businesses should keep their customers informed if unexpected delays
arise, and they should _not_ charge credit cards until they ship.  If
a developer can't get the product out the door when they say they will
(unless you're a mammoth company like Microsoft) you should expect
people to either go elsewhere or do without.
-- 
Jerry Penner   jpenne@ee.ualberta.ca   or   jjp@myrias.ab.ca