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Re:You Can't Use the Live UK Train Data Without Accepting a ... by SideburnsOfDoom on Friday February 22, 2013 @10:18AM (#5264560)
It's not just CYA. It's also profit, corporate reputation management and empire-building.
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Re:You Can't Use the Live UK Train Data Without Accepting a ... by MaysonL on Friday February 22, 2013 @07:23PM (#5267857)
In other words, CYA 'cause if people knew exactly how bad your service was, somebody's head might roll.
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Re:You Can't Use the Live UK Train Data Without Accepting a ... by huhsamovar on Friday February 22, 2013 @10:55AM (#5264819)
Ironically, this is precisely the attitude that prevents companies from improving their product. Such a shame.
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Re:You Can't Use the Live UK Train Data Without Accepting a ... by CapitalistCartr on Friday February 22, 2013 @11:41AM (#5265127)
That's not ironic; the goal of a company is not to improve their product; its to SELL it. "Profit, corporate reputation management and empire-building" support selling; product improvement may or may not, depending on the market and the improvement.
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Re:You Can't Use the Live UK Train Data Without Accepting a ... by rhizome on Friday February 22, 2013 @03:54PM (#5266724)
Improvements are a cost-center.
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