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Originally Posted by Jim@SSL  We released a new beta of V3 yesterday, and I am running this at the LIMS show in London this week come down and say "hi" if you're not hampered by the Tube strike... |
This is like showing the injection needle to the junkie, saying: "I have what you need, but you can´t get it ... just wait another 2 weeks, i´ll get cleaner better stuff. You don´t need that now, because i always know what´s good for you."
Can´t understand why not releasing a beta-download for users which have problems or want to try out the new version. Every Software on this planet is today BETA, if you write that B on the release number or not ;-) Best way to find the bug´s is to release a Beta as RC and let the customers find all the errors. Microsoft, Steinberg and a lot of other Companys practice this successful since years
But if the user has the option, to try the last stable and a new beta, there is no problem. Everyone can try & decide himself if the beta pre-release works better (and maybe fixes some problems), or if he want to stay with the old version. This is the best way to get a stable version.
But i know, there are a million fixed rules in big companys, which must be good, because they worked good for the last 20 years ........
This is the fall of so much big companies ... but also a chance for new flexible people, knowing there are other ways ... ... Ableton, Cockos ... great products, focus on the user and his wishes ... not the profit. For such products, customers are happy to pay (fair) money.
This is nothing against SSL. I like the products and my duende works fine since the first day.
Greets,
Guru-Bug