Re: Prod reviews--why not include doc???

[John Posada <john -at- TDANDW -dot- COM>]

In my portfolio, I carry a reprint that I ordered from a magazine called
"Internet Telephony" where they reviewed an API SDK done by my company
and not only do they have a section called DOCUMENTATION, but they place
the review FIRST, right after the list of software features and before
INSTALLATION or OPERATIONAL TESTING. ALSO, on the first page of a four
page review, they have a rating table and list documentation in the
table.

It can happen

>
> (I have a point, and I'm getting to it...)  Which brings me to a question:
> why is it, that when I read Product Reviews in various
> technical/computing publications, I can almost *never* find 1 comment on
> the quality of the doc, hard copy or online!  The only focus is on the
> product itself!
>
> As a doc manager, I would like to know how a product reviewer rates
> the documentation that comes with the product.  It can give my team some
> insight to user's frustrations and delights.  And, if it's a viable product or
> maybe even a really crappy one, we may purchase it to grow our
> collection of doc samples.
>

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