Re: [SLUG] operating systems and schools

["Aussie" <ifightspam@nospam.bigfoot.com>]

Originally to:  	<slug@nospam.slug.org.au>
Date sent:      	Tue, 01 Feb 2000 23:41:40 +1000
To:             	SLUG Mailing List <slug@nospam.slug.org.au>
From:           	Alexander Else <aelse@nospam.ozemail.com.au>
Subject:        	Re: [SLUG] operating systems and schools

> Ok, let's tie that analogy in with what I've been saying.
> 
> * It will take approx 18 months of 8hrs/day work by my development team to
> make it to initial release of manual driving during which new features
> required to sustain my automatic driving skills will be a very low second
> priority.
> * At this point v1.0 of manual driving has numerous bug fixes for things
> that might only be apparent due to "under the hood" differences between
> prior and current os/language.
> * Some of my customers decided to shop somewhere else because my
> transmission had to be serviced shortly after I got rid of my auto and
> started driving manual.
> * Cost of teach my staff to drive manual.  $3,000.
> * Lost custom due to car going in for repairs and service as a result of me
> going manual.  $90,000.
> * Projected loss due to development team making my car a manual instead of
> installing the turbo.  $100,000
> * Expense of development team making my car a manual.  $460,000
> * The click in someone's head as they actually get what i'm saying.
> Priceless.

 * Loss of income due to auto car spontaneously crashing every 5km.  
$750,000

Aussie


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