From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10a146,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-Thread: 1073c2,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073c2,public X-Google-Thread: fdb77,c9f2b97a84c48976 X-Google-Attributes: gidfdb77,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 101deb,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid101deb,public X-Google-Thread: 1158e3,c9f2b97a84c48976 X-Google-Attributes: gid1158e3,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-14 07:47:42 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cambridge1-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!bos-service1.ext.raytheon.com!bos-service2.ext.raytheon.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3B28CE89.922F7EA5@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> From: Wes Groleau X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (WinNT; U) X-Accept-Language: en,es,fr,pt MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,ccomp.lang.clarion,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.pl1,comp.lang.vrml,comp.lang.java.advocacy Subject: Re: Long names are doom ? References: <9fli1b$4aa$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9folnd$1t8$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B1FE1FE.B49AE27F@noaa.gov> <9fotpi$4k6$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3b24dc21$1@news.tce.com> <3B25D5FB.15C9B240@dresdner-bank.com> <9g5as6$hbq$1@magnum.mmm.com> <9g5ipg$roq$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9g614i$at4$1@magnum.mmm.com> <9g7r02$mni$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9g840k$qjt$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 09:47:37 -0500 NNTP-Posting-Host: 151.168.144.162 X-Complaints-To: news@ext.ray.com X-Trace: bos-service2.ext.raytheon.com 992530062 151.168.144.162 (Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:47:42 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:47:42 EDT Organization: Raytheon Company Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:8728 comp.lang.java.programmer:76331 comp.lang.pl1:1026 comp.lang.vrml:3795 comp.lang.java.advocacy:21098 Date: 2001-06-14T09:47:37-05:00 List-Id: > be demonstrated. Find an unreliable product with no competing reliable > product available. Produce a reliable product at a similar price and with > similar features and with a similar marketing budget. (IOW, all other > parameters held constant) Will the public purchase the Reliable product or > the P.O.S.? One or two years ago, somebody either in comp.lang.ada or on Team-Ada reported having tried that. Said he/she lost a sale as follows: "So why should I buy this instead of [brand X]?" "Because mine doesn't crash" "Who are you trying to fool? Everybody knows all software crashes!" CLICK. (not an exact quote) -- Wes Groleau http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wgroleau