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- >Don't you think that of all the people who want the final version of
- >EVERYTHING to ship is NewTek!!! The sooner they get it out, the sooner they
- >make money, and the sooner the bad press stops. I'm not excusing the mess but
- >bitching at them is just going to make it worse.
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- I agree, I agree. Bitching is counter-productive. And of course NewTek wants
- to ship product and make money as soon as possible. They have every right to
- that, but they appear to have one set of dates internally while they feed us
- something entirely different. Even though they've cheesed us off innumerable
- times, we'll always come back to them in this abusive cycle of a
- relationship. What makes it so frustrating and perverse is that Tim & Co.
- must know this and expect it. And yet, LightWave is a fantastic program! So
- no matter how furious I am at NewTek, no matter how I scream and curse, I'll
- still buy their stuff and be grateful when they trickle out that latest
- release, months overdue. Isn't that twisted? But what I really don't
- understand are the repeated lies. How long did they expect anyone to believe
- this "two weeks" nonsense? Once or twice, it might be legitimate, but over
- and over again? These days, I simply treat all their release dates as made
- up numbers. They may as well be throwng darts at a calendar. What I would
- really welcome is a simple and direct "Look guys, we know your pain, but
- it's gonna be around six months" or whatever. How honest, how refreshing!
- That may not be what I want to hear, but I'd rather have it if it's the truth.
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- My poor whiny hurt feelings aside though, NewTek just can't seem to stop
- shooting themselves in the foot. And when they empty the clip, they load in
- another one and start firing away all over again. Ow! Ow! Ow!
-
- Feel free to disagree . . .
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- Andy Hofman
- LumaQuest Productions
- Animation and Dual Raptor 3 Rendering
- andyh@erinet.com
- 513-643-7333
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