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Subject:RE: This too is technical communication From:Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"Condo, Candis" <ccondo -at- c-cor -dot- com>, Ned Bedinger <doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com>, Caroline Tabach <caroline -dot- tabach -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Wed, 6 Jun 2007 16:14:35 -0700 (PDT)
I think this is about to change. We're on the down
side of a software and hardware explosion that is
stabilizing as companies realize operating costs are
much higher than equipment costs. This means some
software will become consultant-driven, and the rest
will have to stand more completely on its own.
> I don't think any company pays that close attention
> to product doc
> today. I have not worked for such a company in, oh,
> 5 years. The short
> cycle environment has eliminated a lot of careful
> review of all aspects
> of the product.
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