@johnkleeman - Before this was launched I Tweeted that I hoped this didn't go the same way as the Hindenburg - a member of the team said he hoped not either as he has skin in the game. Seems neither of us was right.
You say: 'Slight technical hitch?' Have you read the list of critical issues? Did you know I suggested to Yolton that he might wish to do something about this in a private message? Did you know that Yolton told me personally this was slated for 5th December with a week's wiggle room back in the fall? Did you know that back in June SAP said they were 'weeks away' on this project? Did you see my Tweeted message that showed the update link and praised Yolton for the explanation?
It doesn't matter whether SAP is 'open and honest' - what matters is that they have demonstrated an apparent lack of project management skills in relation to one of its most important programs and one designbed to take the community forward at a critical time in the company's history. By any standards this a a major #fail.
Unfair? If you read my piece carefully I chose not to speculate on what might have gone wrong though Yolton's follow up confirms much of what I already knew from reports given to me by others engaged in the project. So unfair? Not when you know all the facts.
Just to be clear - I take strong positions that people sometimes find hard to accept. That's OK. I'm not in this to be a fanboy of any tech company but to position for buyers. So let me turn this the other way - if you were a buyer would you find this acceptable?
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