Re: (PM) PM4 (fwd)

Rick Smith (rsmith@nac.net)
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 14:48:51 -0400 (EDT)

On Thu, 18 Jun 1998, Brently The Admin wrote:

> If its not generally available and doesn't for sure do what it says... why
> the hell are they advertising w/ full page ads in magazines?

Who is ? I've not seen an assured access ad yet. I could be missing one,
but I dunno... who is "they" ?

>
> Its ok for them to hold back on software releases until they're sure it'll
> work right, but they can't hold back on advertising a product that isn't
> available?
>
> What gives?
>
> "Hi! Welcome to <insert favorite ice cream store here>. Did you see our ad?"
>
> "Yes! I'd like the cherry ice cream cone listed in your ad, please"
>
> "Ok, but you can't have it until next month and it may not be cherry."
>
> Ok, thats the end of my rant. It just ticks me off to no end when companies
> advertise something they don't have available yet and don't give an
> indication that its "coming soon" instead of "order now!".
>
> Brent
>
>
> >I talked to them at a tradeshow this spring. From the mouth of their rep
> >they still haven't implmented many of the features and options claimed in
> >the literature. And the full, high-density box wasn't even a reality
> >at the time - they were still 'working on development'. I did not get
> >a very good impression of the product, they are admittedly outsourcing
> >OS components - which means it is a patchwork.
> >
> >-MZ
>
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