And it will be, seriously, legitimately scandalous news (in the trade press) if even one of those dates slips by a week.
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The software developer in me wants to know whether there is some special magic at work here or is it just "We do it with shedload of money."
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@patio11 kathy sierra repeatedly talked about how much more organized & collegial her time in hollywood was, working on movies, than s/w.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 lots of initial prep (script, etc.) though? The parallel would be if we wrote all the specs & pseudocode like the waterfall methodThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 Presumably ship date is more for capitalising on movie seasonality - final cut would be in the bag well before then?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 That’s because they can wait for months after hitting GA before shipping.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 how? And what can we borrow.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 What's interesting about that is how they choose the date. For a movie that big, there are only a dozen or so dates a year.. -
@patio11 And if they don't like what else is on those dates, they'll wait months or a year for a better slot. Imagine holding software back!
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@patio11 They have better specs, market fit, and a monopoly on the story (via copyright). Economically, very little substitutability.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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