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Date: 16 Sep 93 19:05:38 GMT
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ool.mu.edu!olivea!news.bu.edu!inmet!spock!stt@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU  (Tucker Taft
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Subject: Re: Ada Pricing & Quality ?? - Vendors
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In article <CDG9Ct.C3C@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> 
  willett@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (david.c.willett) writes:

>>From article <CDEvIJ.4ML@inmet.camb.inmet.com>, 
  by ryer@dsd.camb.inmet.com (Mike Ryer):

>> Since the base note was fully compliant with my spec, I guess I have
>> to respond, so here goes:
>> ...
>> 4. Are we willing to invest to make Ada succeed?  
>> 
>> YES.  WATCH THIS SPACE.
>> 
>> -- Mike Ryer
>
>You were doing just fine until #4, Mike.  I'm a software developer, not an
>Ada vendor.  That makes me the Ada vendor's customer.  Why should I be willing
 
>to invest my Company's money to "make Ada succeed"?  Making Ada succeed is 
>the vendor's job.  My job is to deliver quality software products to meet 
>the needs of *my* customers.

I think by "Yes" Mike meant "we" Intermetrics are willing to invest to 
help Ada succeed, and "you" potential customers should keep an eye us 
to see if we fulfill this promise (I'm sure you will ;-).

Please don't flame us if you think we should have already invested
(we already have), or we should have invested more wisely or
visibly.  I was just trying to clarify who Mike meant by "we."

>Dave Willett          AT&T Federal Systems Advanced Technologies

S. Tucker Taft   stt@inmet.com
Intermetrics, Inc.