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Ken,
What are the new features or enhancements in version 7.02?
John Bolton
PD Manager wrote:
> The final release build of 7.02 for MetaStock was completed on June 28th.
> The final release build of 7.02 for MetaStock Professional was completed on
> July 3rd.
>
> The master CDs for both of these programs have been given to our order
> fulfillment department and they are currently undergoing duplication. I
> would expect the CDs to be available within 2-3 weeks.
>
> I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their patience
> while waiting for this release.
>
> I would also like to address the quality issue with some of our most recent
> releases of MetaStock. After the release of 6.52 and subsequent versions,
> we recognized that we had a quality problem with our software. The long
> delay for version 7.02 was a direct result of our focus on trying to improve
> the overall quality of MetaStock.
>
> Does this mean that we have fixed everything or that users will not
> encounter problems with 7.02? Not likely. With software of the magnitude
> of MetaStock, it is impossible to promise that all problems have been fixed
> or even identified. I can promise that we fixed numerous problems with
> MetaStock. Most of these were reported by customers. Many of them were
> identified and fixed through an increased effort of internal testing. All
> of this increased focus on quality has taken additional time. We delayed
> the release of 7.02 many times over the last several weeks because we wanted
> to make sure we felt good about it. No, it won't be perfect but I can
> promise that it will be better.
>
> Although this is my first posting to the list, I have been lurking on this
> list for many months. I want everyone to know that I do read your postings
> and I do feel and understand your frustrations. I am in awe of the passion
> that our users have for the analysis they are doing. With that passion
> comes the frustration that MetaStock doesn't always do exactly what an
> individual user requires. It may be caused by a design issue or it may be
> caused by an outright bug. I have also come to realize that the passion of
> our users makes it even more impossible to make everyone happy. We are
> trying to develop and maintain software that works well for everyone. This
> means that it most likely will not be perfect for everyone. There is no
> shortage of analysis techniques and methods among the users of MetaStock.
> Each user is very passionate and convinced about their own methods. If you
> don't believe that, just look at the contents of this list over the last
> several months. We constantly agonize over how we can make MetaStock a
> good, solid, overall solution for everyone, from the novice investor to the
> professional. It is an ongoing work in progress. It is also no easy task
> but we are trying to meet the challenge head on.
>
> I will continue to monitor this list, and I will make an occasional
> contribution. In return, all I ask is that the members of this list
> continue to be patient with us. We do not enjoy frustrating our users any
> more than they enjoy being frustrated. Hopefully, those times are rare and
> isolated. I admit that MetaStock is not perfect software and my development
> team and I have made mistakes in design and implementation. We will almost
> certainly make mistakes in the future that will frustrate our users. We do
> not find this acceptable, but if we admit to ourselves that we are not
> perfect, we are better able to always improve.
>
> If in the future we are delayed with releases of our products, please be
> patient. I will promise to end some of the overwhelming silence to the
> question of "where is the next release you promised". Please be prepared to
> get answers similar to "It just isn't ready yet" or "We are having problems
> and you wouldn't want it in it's current condition."
>
> In closing I would like to clarify my purpose for monitoring and posting to
> this list. I monitor it to keep in touch with our users and how they use
> our software. I also monitor it to keep in touch with the problems they are
> having with our software. I will admit that it isn't always easy to read
> the criticism of the software that my team and I have helped develop. My
> team and I, however, are not above taking criticism and we DO take it
> seriously.
>
> Recently, I have decided to make occasional postings when I can clear up
> some misunderstandings or when I can contribute some meaningful information.
> I do not plan on using this as a forum to defend Equis against criticism.
>
> Please be aware that I cannot provide technical support for our products.
> The Equis Product Support team is much more capable of providing quality
> support and troubleshooting than I. I am also not a good person to contact
> to campaign for a feature addition or a design change. No single person
> within Equis decides the feature set of our software or it's overall design.
> The Product Development team is responsible for the creation and maintenance
> of the product as designed by the design group within Equis. I am not a
> good person to ask for information regarding upgrade policy or pricing.
>
> This does NOT mean that I am not willing to contribute meaningful
> information where I can.
>
> Thank you again for your patience and understanding.
>
> Ken Hunt
> Programming Manager
> Equis International
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicholas Kormanik [mailto:nkormanik@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 12:07 AM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Where in blazes is 7.02 ????
>
> This is getting ridiculous!
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