RE: Switcher feature request

[Kenneth Watt]

That's why Phil and I put a *lot* of effort into becoming beta testers,
although admittedly, Phil went too far ;)

Keith is a clued up guy, I wouldn't worry about it, it'll get sorted.

K.

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> Subject: Re: [KAT5] Switcher feature request
>
> I see what you're saying Ken, but it's bound to become an issue at
> some point, I was just wodnering out loud really.
>
> I don't really give a flying f**k how they get allocated as I have
> enough patience to wait until it's my 'turn', however long that may
> be - but some ppl will be v.impatient and might expect to be in the
> 1st wave when in fact they are not.....
>
> Building an initial stock up front may be a good idea but:
> It exposes Keith to financial risk because of the cost involved -
> maybe the uptake won't be as expected initially (due to holidays,
> SWMBO bans on kit, lost jobs etc) so he could be sitting on a few
> units for a while.
> Also, depending on how long it takes to make a switcher, it could
> take months to stockpile enough to satisfy perceived initial demand
> And, more importantly, it would be bad news to ship a load and then
> find there's a bug or some sort of incompatibility that could have
> been solved with some beta testing by a chosen few.
> No doubt the firmware will be flash upgradable, but if there is
> another issue like the terminating resistors causing problems with
> SKY boxes, then it would be more painful to fix 20 returned units
> than to have sorted the problem out in advance......
>