[TenTec] Orion 2 - some thoughts

[Steve Baron - KB3MM]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randy K4QO" <k4qo at earthlink.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 16:55
Subject: [TenTec] Orion 2 - some thoughts


> Oooookay.... I have some thoughts on this latest press release...
> 
> 1)  Now we know why V 2.0 is taking so long for release.  These guys 
> don't have unlimited resources

Very true.
 and it looks like we now know what they 
> have been doing.

Would have ben much better if they were open and honest about it instead
of following the JA business model.
> 
> 2)  I'm a Ten-Tec fan but I think this is about the worst move they 
> could have made.  It would have been way better "politically" to have 
> released the major re-write (V 2.0)and made Orion "one" owners happier 
> first.
> 
> 3)  Usually its best to pick the mature product over the latest release 
> - a' la' Microsoft.  Looks like we now know what their business model is 
> patterned after...
> 
> I don't have a problem with a "II" model.  The timing could have been 
> better orchestrated.  I own and operate an electronic manufacturing 
> company and while I understand that you have to advance, you do it in 
> the way that doesn't alienate existing customers.
> 
> 73,
> Randy
> K4QO
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