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Re: SpaceSaver or AutoDoubler?

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From: Mike Steiner
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 20:23
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In article <1992Nov3.092628.1@tesla.njit.edu>, erh0362@tesla.njit.edu
(Elliotte Rusty Harold) wrote:

>    Why should a FAQ list contain product recommendations?  Because, at least in 
> this case, there's a frequently asked question about which product to purchase 
> and in this case I feel comfortable answering it.  I'm also considering adding 
> a FAQ on which word processor to use although in that market features and 
> performance are still differentiated enough that I'd have to offer 
> different recommendations depending on needs.  I've also considered adding a 
> recommendation for Freehand over Illustrator, mainly out of my annoyance at 
> Adobe releasing Illustrator 4.0 for Windows and the NeXT while leaving Mac 
> users hanging; but that one isn't asked often enough to justify its 
> inclusion in the FAQ.
> 
> 	Finally, note that there have been 
> at least two product recommendations in the FAQ since the first betas, an 
> explicit recommendation for archiving software 
> (initially for Compact Pro, now for Stuffit 
> Lite.  Note that I'm not adverse to changing recommendations when the products 
> change.) and an implicit one for Disinfectant (as opposed to all other 
> commercial and freeware anti-virals).  

Do the recommendations contain dissenting opinions?  I have yet to find any
product (including any of those made by Claris) that I would unreservedly
recommend to everyone who needed or wanted a product in any given category.
 There is always something that any given program can't do that might be
important to a given user.

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Subject: Re: SpaceSaver or AutoDoubler?
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