"Shipping is a feature"

You ship, get the goodies, start working on the service pack. Did you learn *nothing* in your tenure at MS? < bg >


>So what happens if you don't get the application done and to market at the end of the 12 months? Ya know .. I've heard that sometimes software development falls behind schedule .. just a little!!
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>Cathy
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>>In case you haven't heard, MS has a new Empower program.
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>>If you pay MS $750 US, and commit to develop one software package that natively supports one of the following technologies (and release it within twelve months of signing up for the program):
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>>-Microsoft Windows Server 2003
>>-Microsoft Windows XP
>>-Microsoft Windows 2000
>>-Microsoft SQL Server 2000
>>-Microsoft Mobility platform (Microsoft Windows for Pocket PC, Microsoft Windows for Smartphone)
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>>Up to five (5) software licenses (for internal use):
>> -Microsoft Windows® XP or 2000 Professional
>> -Microsoft Office XP (Premium or Developer Edition)
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>>One (1) software license and up to five (5) Client Access Licenses (CALs) for:
>> -Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (Standard or Advanced Edition) or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Standard or Enterprise Edition)
>> -Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server (Standard or Enterprise Edition)
>> -Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 (Standard or Enterprise Edition)
>> -Microsoft SharePoint™ Portal Server
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>>Five (5) MSDN® Universal Subscriptions (Development & Testing license)*
>>One (1) MSDN Universal Media kit (DVD)
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>>For details, check out:
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>>http://members.microsoft.com/partner/isv/empower/default.aspx
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>>Regards,