[cw-discuss] codeweaver beta vote ethics

[pere villez]

I think that maybe I didn't quite explain myself very well.

Sure I know its easier to use than a lot of other products but im not sure 
how that is relevant to my comment as I agree.

three weeks ago when I downloaded the software it allowed me to give ratings 
with regards compatibility. I did this with Audiomulch, Sync Modular and 
Buzz. I even got a message from someone at Codeweavers, saying the comments 
were interesting.

I do not see those rating reflected on the current compatibility pages. In 
fact it blatantly says those three products have not been tested. What I am 
saying  is that it needs more consistency.

I think my point was, that in experience the more votes more products have 
showing that Crossover has "wide-ranging" compatibility the more people will 
come to it and purchase it. So allowing beta's to vote for those 
compatibility helps development and customer base. If you allow  people to 
beta for you, let them give there opinion to potential other customers.


regards Pere

>From: Andrew Douglas Pitonyak <andrew at pitonyak.org>
>To: Jeremy White <jwhite at codeweavers.com>
>CC: pere villez <perevillez at hotmail.com>, discuss at www1.codeweavers.com
>Subject: Re: [cw-discuss] codeweaver beta vote ethics
>Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 22:50:30 -0400
>
>I would like to add that I chose to purchase codeweaver for the following 
>reasons:
>
>1. It is MUCH easier to use than Wine.
>2. Although I have no need, I did have a "it would be nice if" and I wanted 
>to support their development.
>
>So, I purchased the product.
>
>Jeremy White wrote:
>
>>Hi Pere,
>>
>>First of all - thanks for participating on the Compatibility Center -
>>we really appreciate that.
>>
>>Second, I suspect we could make the distinction between voting
>>and pledging a bit more clear.  The idea is that being a customer
>>earns you a vote.  Non customers instead 'pledge'.  We try to
>>guide folks to those choices when they click on the
>>'I need this app to run' link in the compatibility center.
>>
>>We then try to balance the demands of our customers
>>(represented both by tickets and votes) with the demands
>>of potential customers (represented by the pledges).
>>
>>So there is absolutely no need to buy the product to
>>indicate that you have need of a given feature.
>>
>>We are arguably a bit mercenary in that we do ask folks
>>to put their money where their mouth is.  That is, non
>>customers don't get a generic 'vote' - they instead need
>>to essentially say to us:  "If you fix this, I will buy X".
>>We tally the Xs and pursue the biggest ones first.
>>
>>Candidly, we're a small company - we're not exactly
>>swimming in cash, so we need to be very careful with what
>>we do so as to maximize our ability to thrive and continue to
>>improve Wine.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Jeremy
>>
>>pere villez wrote:
>>
>>
>
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