I've been informed by Orange (verbally) in the UK that the handset will cost 299.99 when it's released. Delivery to retail stores will probably be before the end of October.
No adverts on the BBC? They advertise all the time - selling the radio and TV listings magazine (Radio Times) for example. They also cross-sell the different channels, especially now we've got BBC 3 and 4 in the UK. Just as annoying as "normal" advertising, IMHO.
The quality of the programming is also going downhill fast - perhaps viewers outside of the UK are spared the dross we have to wade through here?
Another angle worth checking into is to see whether the company had an software escrow agreement. Probably the easiest thing to do is mail the various companies that provide escrow services (search for software escrow on google) and ask them. Escrow allows customers of a software company access to the source code if the company goes belly up. What they're allowed to do with the source depends upon the wording of the escrow agreement.
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I've been informed by Orange (verbally) in the UK that the handset will cost 299.99 when it's released. Delivery to retail stores will probably be before the end of October.
The quality of the programming is also going downhill fast - perhaps viewers outside of the UK are spared the dross we have to wade through here?
Another angle worth checking into is to see whether the company had an software escrow agreement. Probably the easiest thing to do is mail the various companies that provide escrow services (search for software escrow on google) and ask them. Escrow allows customers of a software company access to the source code if the company goes belly up. What they're allowed to do with the source depends upon the wording of the escrow agreement.
Would suggest reading Jerry Weinberg's Quality Software Management, Volume 1 (at least) if you want to know more. Almost as funny as Dilbert.