December 18, 201114 yr Author ...the radar of MS which probaly means they do read many of these posts. I can assure you that they do... Remember, AVSIM was the first to set up a FLIGHT specific forum. It has become a point of reference, of sorts.
December 18, 201114 yr Author The very fact that MS invited this select group of "press folks" also implies that "Flight" will continue to provide them a continued "raison d'etre" as well...When the time is right Bill remind me to quote you...
December 18, 201114 yr Author Re all the discussion of "why" an NDA... Valid points have been made as to some of the reasons a company like MS would require an NDA; competition, managing the "message" etc. There is another reason that probably carries as much weight, if not more... In exposing a product to organizations such as AVSIM, the result can be news that paints a "forward looking statements". Companies are particularly loath to have anything out in the "wild" that can be interpreted by the Stock Market as a "forward looking statement" or one that could be seen to attract investors as a result of its message or quote. If something is posted that could be later intrepreted to be a false forward looking statement, a company like MS could be taken to the cleaners by the "street. There are plenty of other reasons for an NDA as well, but when it comes to corporate lawyer types, FLS's are what give them nightmares.
December 18, 201114 yr that could be seen to attract investorsOh well, when financially astue investors take a close look the 'core' of the potentially buying public i.e Us; they will be quite dismayed to see a bunch of people driven by an unfathomable obsession of drinking tea and on occasion Dundee Cake, another noteworthy contrubutor who seems to be obsessed with posting images of his fishing exploits and women's behinds, another who just says ' Yuk Yuk, Yuk' despite his 20,000 posts and another (from the Netherlands) who is convinced that the next flag-ship simulator program is 'red and tastes like chicken'. Great ! Tristan Living in the beautiful Chilterns. FS System: intel e8600 core 2 duo cpu, asus p5q deluxe motherboard, 4gb ddr2 1066 corsair memory thermaltake 750w power supply, palit 9800gtx+ 512mb graphics card, 750gb sata2 hard drive, 500gb sata2 hard drive, coolermaster v8 cpu cooler, antec 900 case, xp pro 32 bit, creative xfi titanium sound card, 22x dvd/rw. Still sticking and rocking with FS9. "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."
December 18, 201114 yr Oh well, when financially astue investors take a close look the 'core' of the potentially buying public i.e Us; they will be quite dismayed to see a bunch of people driven by an unfathomable obsession of drinking tea and on occasion Dundee Cake, another noteworthy contrubutor who seems to be obsessed with posting images of his fishing exploits and women's behinds, another who just says ' Yuk Yuk, Yuk' despite his 20,000 posts and another (from the Netherlands) who is convinced that the next flag-ship simulator program is 'red and tastes like chicken'. Great !LOL... is in it the best of both world......
December 18, 201114 yr Author Oh well, when financially astue investors take a close look the 'core' of the potentially buying public i.e Us; they will be quite dismayed to see a bunch of people driven by an unfathomable obsession of drinking tea and on occasion Dundee Cake, another noteworthy contrubutor who seems to be obsessed with posting images of his fishing exploits and women's behinds, another who just says ' Yuk Yuk, Yuk' despite his 20,000 posts and another (from the Netherlands) who is convinced that the next flag-ship simulator program is 'red and tastes like chicken'. Great !Tristan, you need to cut down on your clotted cream and scones intake. You obviously have not been reading the cautionary note on the cream; "Addled product produces addled mind. Consume in small quantities over time. Lowest addling effect when thinned with larger amounts of a good quality single malt."
December 18, 201114 yr just wondering if some of the other 'vexed' addon companies where invited ? Or any other addon company for that matter.
December 18, 201114 yr Microsoft invited a select group of community organizations to Redmond, Washington, for a preview and discussion regarding Microsoft's soon to be released FLIGHT simulator. The meeting and hand's on sessions took place this last Tuesday, December 13th. AVSIM was represented by Tom Allensworth, Publisher, and Robert Whitwell, Reviews Editor. This meeting was held under the auspices of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) which all participants are covered by. In this meeting Microsoft shared confidential information and access to the FLIGHT game. Microsoft has indicated that some restrictions imposed by the NDA will be removed during the first week of January. To the extent that we are able and willing to do so, AVSIM will report on those aspects of FLIGHT allowed by those reduced restrictions. Please stay tuned. More to follow...Was the term Simulator actually used Tom ?Fred. Frederic Steiner.
December 18, 201114 yr Moderator n4gix, on 17 December 2011 - 01:58 PM, said:The very fact that MS invited this select group of "press folks" also implies that "Flight" will continue to provide them a continued "raison d'etre" as well... When the time is right Bill remind me to quote you...Oh I believe you can count on it, Tom!Astute readers should be able to see the obvious inferences now......often a lot of information can be communicated without actually saying anything at all! Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
December 18, 201114 yr You realize that 99% of all of this just flew over people's heads, much like a jet will do in Flight over a world wide planet.
December 18, 201114 yr You just described every simulation developer in existence. Some care more about the needs of their customers than others.
December 18, 201114 yr Commercial Member Excellent news! It appears that MS is once again upping the ante in regards to 'managing' its software releases and factoring out all of the 'bull' that we have all come to loath (over-blown hype ect.).Cheersjja Jim Allen[email protected]SkyPilot Software home of FSXAssist / P3DAssist
December 18, 201114 yr Oh well, when financially astue investors take a close look the 'core' of the potentially buying public i.e Us; they will be quite dismayed to see a bunch of people driven by an unfathomable obsession of drinking tea and on occasion Dundee Cake, another noteworthy contrubutor who seems to be obsessed with posting images of his fishing exploits and women's behinds, another who just says ' Yuk Yuk, Yuk' despite his 20,000 posts and another (from the Netherlands) who is convinced that the next flag-ship simulator program is 'red and tastes like chicken'. Great !Aren't we a silly bunch? :(You realize that 99% of all of this just flew over people's heads, much like a jet will do in Flight over a world wide planet.Yes :( Cheers, BertBe Quiet! Pure Base 501 - black | ASUS TUF Gaming B650E-PLUS WIFI | AMD RYZEN 7 9850X3D - 4,7GHz | Kingston FURY Beast 32GB RGB (6000Mhz) | Samsung 9100 Pro 4TB (M.2) | NVIDIA RTX 5080 16GB | Be quiet! Dark Rock Elite | be quiet! Pure Power 13 M (1000Watt)
December 18, 201114 yr much like a jet will do in Flight over a world wide planet.Excellent! Matthew S
