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Re: recomendations for creating a beta with date to expire
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Re: recomendations for creating a beta with date to expire


  • Subject: Re: recomendations for creating a beta with date to expire
  • From: Scott Ribe <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:05:54 -0600

On Aug 15, 2011, at 8:55 AM, Shawn Bakhtiar wrote:

> But you are forcing your users hand, which is never a good thing. They may need more time, or lack the resources to continually upgrade.
>
> I tent to give users choice, and as much as possible build the app forward compatible (get the Model(VC) right from the beginning, it means A LOT). You can't do it always, but shirking that responsibility to the user, by having them HAVE TO upgrade, is just bad form, again this is just MHO.

It's a *beta*, assuming it's a real beta and not a marketing gimmick, the customer needs to accept certain responsibilities. And I said closed beta, which means you should be picking customers who understand and accept those responsibilities--including the limitation that it is *not* a finished product.

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Scott Ribe
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 >Re: recomendations for creating a beta with date to expire (From: Charles Srstka <email@hidden>)
 >Re: recomendations for creating a beta with date to expire (From: Izak van Langevelde <email@hidden>)
 >Re: recomendations for creating a beta with date to expire (From: Scott Ribe <email@hidden>)
 >Re: recomendations for creating a beta with date to expire (From: Steve Sisak <email@hidden>)
 >RE: recomendations for creating a beta with date to expire (From: Shawn Bakhtiar <email@hidden>)

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