Should Companies Delay Products for More Features?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday April 13, 2006 @08:15AM from the more-features-means-more-flavour dept.

conq writes "BusinessWeek has a piece looking at if it makes sense for companies such as Sony to delay the release of products to ensure that when they do come out they are absolutely top of the line. From the article: 'In the tech world, where consumer trends can rise and fall and product cycles are short, that's more often the exception than the rule. The penalty for a delay can be severe -- even catastrophic. One of the biggest risks in postponing a product launch is being out-hustled to market by rivals.'"

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Who is kidding who? by WebHostingGuy · 2006-04-13 08:18 · Score: 5, Informative

Read the article and the real reason is plain as day:

"The main holdups were a copyright protection mechanism for the PS3's high-definition DVD player."
Yeah, right, top of the line cool features are delaying shipment. By the way, I have a bridge I want to sell you; and Vista is shipping this month!!

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