quote: "Yeah. Because *you* do everything perfectly, never without error, first time, everytime. I know! Lets sue everybody who doesn't do everything exactly how it "should" be done. Oy..."
So, you think that I sold numerous copies of mission critical software for lots of $, and that I represent a large group of very skillful developers since you compare my track record to Autodesks? Of course I don't do every thing right the first time, and surely I do make mistakes (often, actually). The difference is that I apologize to my "customers", and correct my error free of charge in the shortest time possible.
Please, do try to imagine the situation: An architect designs a house, but the entrance door doesn't work 100%, so every so often, the owners of the house have to enter through the window, but the window works only on the 2nd floor... Your argument is to effect that architect designed that specific house for the first time, and you can't blame him for making the mistake. (perhaps I should have made the comparison to the load bearing aspect, or some other critical component?) It's a first release product, you say, it has a few bugs. Let me tell you (as would many of other users) that it has a few game stopping BUGS - it doesn't work! It crashes every 5 minutes or less. It is impossible to work on anything serious with it: 2d, 3d, output to paper, output to web... The limitations are not so important (though, a professional tool without the proper printing support is unheard of), it's the stability that is unacceptable.
"This isn't an "app" - What is it then? It certainly isn't an working "Application". It is, on the other hand, a "Product" because people have payed for it, and as a product it's lousy. I should have made clear that I don't think the developers at Autodesk are to blame. They try to make the best software they can in the timeframe they are given. It's the management I blame for releasing it in this state!
Where I live, single seat of Autocad for Mac costs cca. 4-5 monthly salaries for an architect. It's hard to earn that kind of money working with the best tool, and it's impossible with Autocad for Mac. Perhaps, you should have compared me to the parent reproaching a child for spending a large sum on useless crap. I thought that Autodesk is in the business of "Large scale software development", and that they should be good at it, but I admit I was wrong. It seams that they are in the business of ripping of their customers.
As for constructive participation, I think that Autodesk has enough beta testers and if they lack developers, they should hire some more. The features I'd like to see are self evident: working software with the minimum of usable tools for start! Any other features that work as expected are more than welcome.
Valid technical details are: I start the program - it crashes. I do it again, it works for few minutes, than it crashes again. And so on... (You just have to browse this forum to get an idea)
I did write a CAD software once (a few years ago) for Sinclair QL, and it was a fulfilling experience. It was VERY basic, but it was something I did. If it was my ambition to be a software developer perhaps you would be right to challenge me to design my own "Autocad", but since I'm an student of architecture, that is a bit cheap.
Again, the software engineers at Autodesk are not to blame! The manager that suggested the development of Autocad for Mac is not to blame (he should get a medal and a big bonus)! The people that forced this stillborn child into the light of day, and attached the price to it's toe are to blame!
I did get burned, but not because of friction, rather for the lack of it. - When they sell something - it should stick!
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