[Elecraft] K3- pace of development

[Julian, G4ILO]

Don - K2PMC wrote:
> 
> I would also like to comment on the response from Julian, G4ILO where he
> stated..
> 
> 
>> I think your concerns might be allayed if Elecraft were to do what a
>> couple of developer types who I have had discussions with privately have
>> suggested, namely publish a roadmap for firmware development.
>> 
> 
> This is a hobby for us, and a great one, but for Eric and Wayne and all
> the others, it is not only a hobby but a business.  I've been the head of
> a large corporation and the last thing I would do is provide my
> competition with a road map of where I plan to go and when I plan to get
> there. 
> 

I find this response baffling. Providing a road map of future development is
exactly what major software companies like Microsoft, IBM etc. do, and I
guess they have a lot more at stake than Elecraft. The idea is to give
customers the confidence to invest in the product, especially where they may
be interested in features that are in the pipeline but not yet available.

Frankly I don't think anything that would be divulged in such a road map is
any great secret. It's basically about letting people know when the K3 will
work in every respect as one would expect. For example, AM does not
currently have the option of speech compression due to an issue that
Elecraft has not yet found the time to work on. Letting people know when
this issue is going to be fixed is not going to be giving away any trade
secrets.

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