| Title: | Microsoft Visual C/C++ |
| Moderator: | PLUGH::needle |
| Created: | Tue Mar 16 1993 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Jun 04 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1121 |
| Total number of notes: | 4385 |
PC Week (?) had an article this week which mentioned that the
Visual C++ subscription program was being discontinued. Some
product manager from Microsoft claimed they were dropping the
program because no one installed the new versions and it the
VC++ team was burning out due to the artificial release schedule.
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| 1078.1 | It's official.... | NEWENG::VARADARAJU | Tue Mar 18 1997 16:35 | 6 | |
Yup, it's official - I got a letter from MS saying they were
discontinuing it after VC++ 5.0 since developers were not able to take full
advantage of the updates. (They are offering a refund of $50.00 for each
of the remaining update to your subscription).
-- Kumar
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| 1078.2 | DECWET::KOWALSKI | Time's not for saving | Wed Mar 19 1997 11:19 | 17 | |
I liked the spin on that letter: "We received clear feedback that many developers are unable to take full advantage of the frequent updates. In response to this feedback, ...". A true market-driven company, they've responded to our overwhelming demand NOT to receive more functionality, better quality, and "insider" information in a timely manner. I didn't even know I wanted to not be on the leading edge and would prefer to be in the backwash! Why didn't they just say, "we can't handle the schedule!"? ;-) Mark | |||||