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Re: slowing down point releases

Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> writes:

> It does if they can't get the product in their local book store. Because
> the store will return all books that have an out-of-date CD in them, there
> needs to be some shelf time for the product so that distributors have a
> chance to make a profit. With a 4 week order cycle at the book store, by
> the time the distributor can get the book on the shelves it is out of date
> and gets returned.

I'm not saying you're wrong, and there are obviously commercial issues
involved that I have (and want) little knowledge of, but when you buy
the CD, you want the latest CD available.  If everyone's order cycle
is 4-weeks, then that's the latest version you'll find at any store.
If other stores have a shorter order cycle, they migh have a
competitive advantage.

Are people really going to get bent out of shape if the CD in the
store is 1.3.1.1 and 1.3.1.2's on the ftp site?  Generally you get a
CD because you want to save the time/expense of downloading with the
tradeoff being that you get a slightly older version.  If people can't
handle that, what we really need is some smarter consumers.

Freely admitting that I may be missing the point.
-- 
Rob


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