[upchuck]

My thought exactly. I am convinced M$FT resists implementing QC procedures. Probably because proper QC can delay a product's introduction.

"I know, I know. Just skip the rigorous QC for now. Give it quick once-over. We gotta get this thing out the door or there's gonna be hell to pay. Don't worry, we'll do the QC later and stick it in version x.1"

I'd bet a dollar statements like this are made around M$FT on a regular basis.

They do not, much to their detriment, realize that QC is not a "separate" process; rather it must parallel the development process from the beginning.
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[Paul_B]

And if they make their product too good - like, say, a word processor that can handle numbered paragraphs - no one would ever upgrade, eh?

One of the problems of lack of competition.

Regards,