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Subject: [OM] Re: Software problems
From: "khen lim" <castanet.xiosnetworks@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:09:06 +0800
Just different marketing, packaging and bundling...probably the same
stuff...kinda like rebundling Windows 98 as 98SE and ME.....come to think of
it, maybe worse..... :)

K.

On 23/03/07, Scott Peden <scotpeden@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> So, tell me again, why is wife 2.0 or 3.0 or 4.0 better than girlfriend
> 1.0?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "khen lim" <castanet.xiosnetworks@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 11:49 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: Software problems
>
>
> >
> > Wife 1.0 was marketed with bundled software skins that came as automatic
> > upgrades such as Makeup 1.0, Shortskirts 1.0, Garterbelts 1.0, Stilettos
> > 1.0,
> > Alluring_Fragrance 1.0 and a unique Christmas-only update called
> > Lusty_Voice
> > 1.0. The vendor found these upgrades when marketed strategically to be
> > very
> > successful commercially.
> >
> > But as everyone had by now learned from Macrosoft, every pack of Wife
> > 1.0would come with planned obsolescence and before Wife
> > 1.0 was even used midway through its lifecycle, vendors came out with
> > their
> > own even-more-tantalising versions called Wife 2.0. They didn't think
> that
> > Wife 1.1 or Wife 1.2.0.3 Build 2245.67 make much sense. It was better to
> > offer a FULL upgrade. Other vendors thought better and offered
> > Secretary 1.0or Receptionist
> > 1.0 or the less imaginative ones introduced Mistress 1.0.
> >
> > All were pretty much the same and were bundled with goggles and an OEM
> > version of a CPR kit just in case they were needed.
> >
> > K.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 23/03/07, Scott Peden <scotpeden@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> If wife 1.0 had been what was advertised, there wouldn't have been wife
> >> 2.0.
> >> Seems only potions of the data was shown until it was installed, then
> >> none
> >> of the needed information was accessible and most of the adverts were
> 180
> >> degrees from what was advertised.
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Jez Cunningham" <jez.cunningham@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:22 AM
> >> Subject: [OM] Re: Software problems
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > If only Wife 1.0 had come with useful error messages, an upgrade to
> >> > 2.0would not have been necessary...
> >> >
> >> > Jez
> >> >
> >> >
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> >
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> > Khen Lim
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Khen Lim
XIOS Network Solutions
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