radical revamping of techpubs

[John Hedtke]

Au contraire, I think that's a very good way to put it, Chris.

John

At 11:37 AM 10/19/2007, Chris Borokowski wrote:
>Another way to say this might, the market is driven by perceived
>quality of product as a product. Microsoft Windows is not as stable as
>BSD, but it installs easily and lets the average user get up and
>running quickly while maintaining high backward compatibility. Is that
>higher quality, or lower quality? Not so clear. However, for the task
>at hand, defined by the purchasing audience, it is a more apt fit.
>
>I believe that the market is driven by image, including the marketing
>you mention, but part of that is a perception of quality as defined by
>the needs of the users.
>
>I'm sure that did nothing to simplify this debate. Feel free to flame
>me off-list for such blatant non-helpfulness.
>
>--- John Hedtke <john at hedtke.com> wrote:
>
> > You're making an assumption that the market is driven by quality.  It
> > is not, though that's certainly a factor.  The market is driven even
> > more by good marketing.
>
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