[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Alpha Software

Corey Mclaughlin coreymclaughlin at mac.com
Wed Aug 3 18:16:12 PDT 2005 

Don't get me wrong, I have tested even beta test lots of software.  
I'm not trying to be overly hard on Mark Space as I always try to  
look at all sides. Yes they were pushed to get this out. But they  
should have taken the heat and NOT released this version

You also correct all the people not having problem are not speaking  
for the most part.

I will give them the fact that pushed it out the door and wait for  
the update if it comes in a reasonable  amount of time. I know they  
can create great software as I also use the latest Palm version.

Corey
On Aug 3, 2005, at 7:07 PM, Michael Bertl wrote:

> Seriously: I was just about to post pretty much the same message on  
> this list!
>
> I think a lot of potential users/buyers are getting a totally wrong  
> impression, reading most of the recent messages here. It's an old  
> problem: satisfied users write in less often than the dissatisfied  
> ones.
>
> So don't be fooled: MS for Windows Mobile is an excellent piece of  
> software, that is working very well for a lot of users - including  
> myself. No doubt, there are a few rough edges, but mark/space was  
> under enormous pressure from its user base to release this update.
>
> Finally, a general recommendation for people who really don't want  
> to deal with software problems: Simply don't buy a new product on  
> the day of its release! Wait for the first or second maintenance  
> update!
>
> - Michael (not working for mark/space)
>
>
> Am 04.08.2005 um 01:45 schrieb William Hutchinson:
>
>
>> 12-24 hours is pushing it a little, especially if you realize it's  
>> a huge list of problems.  MarkSpace isn't a huge company like  
>> Apple that develops everything on the platform.  The Missing Sync  
>> team has to work with a limited set of APIs between two platforms  
>> that neither of the first party companies are willing to bridge  
>> the gap for.  Just remember how much people were pushing them to  
>> release the buggy version earlier and how pissed off everyone got  
>> when they had to hold back the release date.  Seriously, look at  
>> the release date, when I saw the announcement and looked at my  
>> calendar I already expected it to have been sort of a 'panic move'  
>> because they didn't want to piss off people even more about  
>> delaying it yet another month.
>>
>> I have absolutely NO ISSUES with the software at the moment and I  
>> suspect that if everyone started with a hard reset PDA and a clean  
>> iCal that they wouldn't have problems either.  I doubt MarkSpace  
>> had the time to think of and then simulate the strange data that  
>> people have that cause the program to crash.  Really I'm not  
>> surprised that the software has issues when Microsoft half-asses  
>> cross-platform compatibility and documentation and Apple half- 
>> asses their syncing APIs (in my opinion anyway).
>>
>> If you want PocketPC syncing with minimal issues, why not get  
>> every Pocketmac/MissingSync user to complain to Microsoft and see  
>> if they'll do anything about it.  I believe they originally  
>> promised a version of ActiveSync for Mac.
>>
>> I can tell you, as someone who has done software development,  
>> debugging software can be the most irritating thing in the world  
>> and users will ALWAYS find a way to break a complex program.
>>
>> On Aug 3, 2005, at 7:17 PM, lists at southernohio.net wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> You definitely appear to be correct so far.  I've not had quite  
>>> as many issues in terms of the computer hanging or panicing, but  
>>> I am definitely seeing quite a few other problems and heard from  
>>> others experiences that this is still very much beta.  It is too  
>>> bad that this has been sold in the state at which it is at  
>>> although we need it terribly at the moment.  I seriously wonder  
>>> if I should have purchased PocketMac as I heard some reviews that  
>>> it worked much better with Tiger currently than the previous  
>>> release and I'm wondering if perhaps even this release.
>>>
>>> I am going to give MarkSpace the benefit of the doubt and bet  
>>> that they are running on zero sleep every day right now in order  
>>> to give us an update within the next 12-24 hours or so to resolve  
>>> a huge laundry list of current issues or I would suspect that  
>>> many of us will be getting refunds quite soon.  It feels like  
>>> either they were trying to get one up on their competition and  
>>> have an earlier release or perhaps just needed to turn some more  
>>> income quickly and pushed it out the door.
>>>
>>> Please help us Missing Sync developers.
>>>
>>> -George
>>>
>>>
>>> On Aug 3, 2005, at 7:01 PM, Corey Mclaughlin wrote:
>>>
>>> I am very disappointed in Missing Sync Windows Mobile software. I  
>>> can not believe that somebody thought this software was at a  
>>> release status. I will be writing a review of this software on my  
>>> website www.mobileminds.com. Additionally, I will be asking Mark  
>>> Space for a full refund.
>>>
>>> Since installing this software my MAC has locked up twice and had  
>>> to be rebooted and I have submitted two errors reports to Mark  
>>> Space via it's built-in error reporting engine.
>>>
>>> Corey McLaughlin
>>> Mobile Minds Media
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