Re: ADC Select Membership
Re: ADC Select Membership
- Subject: Re: ADC Select Membership
- From: Shaun Wexler <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:52:49 -0700
On Apr 26, 2005, at 8:35 PM, Mark Munz wrote:
Truthfully, I've been very disappointed in Apple's seeding process. As
a small developer who is paying $500, I feel totally left in the dark
regarding seeds, in particular Tiger.
Come on -- I found out about Tiger's upcoming release date from a
rumor site. Many developers I've spoken with were caught off-guard by
the April 29 release.
And as it is, it looks like the GM is not the last seed we have
(reports from people receiving Tiger already say it is 8a428), with no
clues as to the differences.
I hold some of the same sentiments. We certainly understand Apple's
desire to prevent illegal distribution of major GM versions by those
who'd break their NDA. Seeded developers should have received it at
least a couple days ahead of the retailers!!! Our monthly/quarterly
mailings were previously supplemented with additional mailings of 10.3
and 10.3.5, why not Tiger?!!... so I really feel disregarded by Apple
when Joe-blow can order from Amazon or even the Apple Store and have a
newer build than I have access to as a developer, which is especially
relevant considering recent rdar's I filed. I likely have users
running my app on a version of the OS which I can't even test against
(unless I'd pre-ordered a retail version also, reducing my ADC
benefit). ~Nice. :(
The hardware discount can offset the cost of the membership if you're
buying a high-end item (like a G5 tower + monitor), but I don't do
that every year.
I'm really questioning the value of the membership these days.
And yes, I'm lodging a complaint with ADC on this.
There are ups and downs from year to year, but altogether the benefits
far exceed the expense. As [full-time] developers should at least
upgrade our main hardware every-other year if not every year, so 20%
off is a healthy discount if saved for strategically-timed purchases.
I've budgeted and saved, eagerly awaiting the new Quad 3.0 G5 + Dual
30's, but the recent minor speedbump rumors seemingly confirmed by
today's Amazon slip-up have convinced me to forego the investment and
take my son to Disney World for a couple weeks instead. I'll be back
toward the end of May. ;)
--
Shaun Wexler
MacFOH
http://www.macfoh.com
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The
important thing is not to stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
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