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In article <5181@rosie.NeXT.COM> Brian_Pinkerton@next.com (Brian Pinkerton)  
writes:
> In article <1992Sep24.140404.22842@cube.handheld.com>  
> jmd@cube.handheld.com (Jim De Arras) writes:
> > I was not able to attend the dev conf.  Does this mean we must have
> > and believe 'inside' info, from one slide, over the public
> > announcements?  Given that, how can we beleive anything NeXT says?
> > It's all "marketing hype" in the end!
> 
> If I were you, I'd believe an engineer's inside info 10 times more often  
> than I believed any marketing info.  This goes for any company, not just  
> NeXT.  The nice thing about NeXT is that the marketing line is a lot  
> closer to the truth than at other large computer companies.
> 
Well, thank you for admitting your marketing dept lies.  That you assume it is  
standard practice does not forgive it.  As an R&D employee of my own company, I  
know the risks of allowing engineering speak for the company.  And as to  
'inside' information, I am not permitted to even listen to such if it is not  
public, unless there is a written non-disclosure in place.

This is a dangerous practice you are speaking of.  One of the names in my state  
is "bait and switch".  You did it before with the NextDimension.

.....

> So, if you want to criticize 3.0's performance, keep in mind what was  
> gained at the cost of slower software.  Keep in mind what NeXT's  
> customers got for 3.0, when they got it, how much it costs, and what its  
> overall quality is compared to other large software products.  Above  
> all, keep in mind who NeXT's typical customer is, and what they want  
> from their software.
> 
My criticism is based on my expectations of performance, taken from publically  
available information sourced by NeXT.  I feel I can complain with  
justification, having only heard it would be faster.


> Finally, let me say that constructive, well informed suggestions are  
> listened to here at NeXT.  There's a lot we can do to improve  
> performance in 3.0, and we'd love to hear your ideas.
> 
Be honest from the beginning.  Company wide.


> Brian Pinkerton
> NeXT Software Engineering


Jim De Arras
VP, R&D