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Microsoft used to cut products that didn't get support questions. People asking about edge cases/complaining about problems is a sign of noobie uptake.
by boogiewoogie 8y ago
Microsoft used to cut products that didn't get support questions. People asking about edge cases/complaining about problems is a sign of noobie uptake.
- dragonwriter 8y ago> Microsoft used to cut products that didn't get support questions. That's a great way to encourage product teams to produce inadequate documentation.
- cpeterso 8y agoI've read that Microsoft used to bill a product's support costs to the product's engineering team to encourage them to ship products with fewer bugs.
- dragonwriter 8y agoSo, you've got to design your product to have just enough support calls to not get canceled, but beyond that minimize them for budget reasons.
- chongli 8y agoOr you just forget about trying to game your employer and just make a good product, satisfied that you're being paid an industry-leading salary and that you and your coworkers' stock options are going to make all of you into multi-millionaires.