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Subject:Re: What's in a name? From:Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:49:58 -0700
We got it nailed, I think.
Thanks for playing, though.
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca> wrote:
> Hmmm... Does B have a subset of the features of A, or is B a
> completely different product that shares data with A?
>
> Does the relationship have to be explicit?
>
> Do you need a connector, or can both A and B share the same data set?
>
> What is the mental model your users are used to?
>
> I look at recording software as an example: Cubase has the full
> version, an "elements" lite version, an a "project studio" version
> that is like the lite version with additional hardware.
>
> How does your company plan to sell the product? If it's the same
> product, why release both?
>
> -T
>
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