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To: I cannot think of a name

I hope it does stand. I'd rather have the software companies keep “ownership” in their product - and then have to answer for it being full of bugs and mistakes!

Don't kid yourself, never going to happen that way. They own the software, you own the bugs.

39 posted on 09/13/2010 2:16:38 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there.)

To: ChildOfThe60s

The software industry is the only one I know of that knowingly ships faulty product and is exempted from liability lawsuits.

41 posted on 09/13/2010 2:18:04 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ask yourself,where does Saudi Arabia fit on a scale of "passive" to "moderate" to "extremist" Islam?)

To: ChildOfThe60s

“Don't kid yourself, never going to happen that way. They own the software, you own the bugs.”

The funniest part is that this action was started by Autodesk. AutoCad is, has been, and probably always will be one of the most bug infested programs ever produced. My dealer came by once and noticed we were two versions behind, even though we got free updates as part of the support package. I told him the absolute truth - “we've learned how to deal with the bugs in the version we are using, and I haven't got the time to deal with all the bugs in the next versions. Maybe when we get three versions behind we'll take the plunge - but I'm going to put it off for as long as we can.”

54 posted on 09/13/2010 2:27:00 PM PDT by I cannot think of a name

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