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Preben Randhol wrote:
> soft-eng wrote:
> 
> 
>>1)  Hire good people, and give them the tools they
>>need.  Many companies follow this approach, e.g. Microsoft.
>>(See http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000072.html )
> 
> 
> LOL! Good quality?
> 


Of course! Microsoft defines robust software as software with lots of
features.
Bob
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