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"as is most of the OS and browser software from Microsoft"
This is interesting. Grant it there are problems with Microsoft software
but Microsoft software is perhaps the most complex software out there
(Windows is a complex OS) so in my mind there are bound to be issues. The
only more complex software would be Macintosh and if it wasn't for Microsoft
ripping off Apple, more of us would probably be driving Macs. OS2 wasn't in
the same league.
And Omega is by no means in the same league as Microsoft. Microsoft has
good ideas farily well implemented. Omega software is full of good ideas
but not all that well implemetned and seemingly with a careless attitude.
To extend the same critisim towards Microsoft I think is a bit harsh. They
at least try to fix their bugs, they come out with regular patches that fix
the major issues and they keep coming out with new patches until a new
version is released. Vis Studio, and the Office suite (as well as games and
educational, financial software) are examples of good solid Microsoft
software. IE may have security issues but I prefer it to Netscrape. It's
not that bad. And if more people used Netscrape you would see more
problems.
Windows ME is an example of the worst MSFT OS (and Win2K is an example of
perhaps the best. Omega is a different animal entirely. When they fix
bugs, they introduce new ones, and when theeir bug fix priority seems more
geared towards marketing hype than it does product usability. People in the
software business strive to replicate microsoft software becasue it sets the
standard and always has and probably will for a long time to come. Even the
worst Microsoft sotware is heads and shoulders above an Omega offering.
Brian.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Fulks [mailto:bfulks@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 4:25 PM
To: jwixson@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: 'Ernie Bonugli'; omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Re[2]: variable declarations within EL?
At 10:40 AM -0600 12/17/01, Ernie Bonugli wrote:
>So with this experience, you learn to accept TS. I kinda like it. I think
>it will be difficult to replace it with something that is better and as
>as stable. We forget that TS has solved 1,000,000,000s of problems
>since it first release.
At 11:55 AM -0600 12/17/01, Jim Wixson wrote:
>Is this The American Way? Well, its certainly the way of a lot of
>Americans - and others as well. And it promotes competition.
>Could it be done any other way? Decidedly yes: the oldest adage in
>programming is "do it right or do it again".
I hesitate to enter this thread again but software development is now
a well established process with well established procedures in use by
thousands of reputable companies. Many have ISO 9000 quality
certification.
In the beginning software development was an "art" without well
controlled development processes. That is not longer the case in most
successful software companies.
It has been proven over and over that high quality software costs
less to develop, maintain, and support than buggy software and that
customers will pay for bug-fixes in terms of maintenance charges.
Omega Research (TradeStation) software quality is a joke as is most
of the OS and browser software from Microsoft. If they weren't
monopolies, we would see quality software from competitors.
(Microsoft's applications such as Excel tend to be much better.)
Let us not give the impression that this level of quality is OK. It
is not OK with me...
Bob Fulks
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