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From: Pascal Obry <p.obry@wanadoo.fr>
Subject: Re: Ada student homework ?
Date: 2000/11/13
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Nicolas Brunot <n.brunot@cadwin.com> writes:

> Robert Dewar wrote :
> 
> > So, since that example confused you, let's take a modern
> > example, and compare the BMW with a Ford Pinto. I choose
> > the latter example deliberately, since it was indeed
> > seriously unreliable, and the manufacturer knew it, but
> > did not care. But it was cheap!
> 
> Success often comes from reliable AND cheap ...
> Not so long ago a 3D graphic card costed more than 10 000 US$
> Now you have better ones for less than 50 US$
> That was a big step forward in our market ...
> 
> > Cost is a legitimate concern -- sometimes -- but not always.
> > Ask people if they would accept less reliable software in
> > a Boeing 777 in return for a $3 discount on their ticket ...
> 
> There are others things in software develoment than making Boeing
> softwares ... I'm not sure you noticed this fact ...
> Our market, and a lot of markets have nothing to do with the kind of
> software you are talking about.

Nicolas,

Robert did not say that there is only Boeing 777 in the world. You seem to
turn every single Robert's claim as an absolute and uniq choice! This was just
an example...

Anyway, I think that this endless (there is no possible way to end this thread
as it goes) thread should be stoped at this point. Maybe you could exchange
your point of view via e-mail ? But as always you are of course completly
free to continue just in case you misunderstood me :)

Pascal.

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