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Good discourse.
You, of course, are aware that Quote.com is a subsidiary of Terra-Lycos, a
FRENCH OWNED entity ?
Why are those guys from France so ornery, nasty and just plain mean ?
Fuzzy Pierre naturally comes to mind here as well.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Brown [mailto:markbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 1:49 PM
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Michael Condra; qcharts-moderator
> Subject: No More Quote.com for TS Users
>
>
> Hello ,
>
> No More Quote.com for TS Users? That certainly looks like the case.
> The method of how QC is choosing to apparently dump their 3rd party
> client base is nothing short of criminal. The only saving grace is the
> hard work by http://www.dynastorelight.com/ who has has not yet
> received from QC the information necessary to patch THE DS program
> that has been discontinued.
>
> Ultimately anyway even if the patch is supplied, I am positive that QC
> will continue to drive away 3rd party products by continually changing
> the rules as they have done in the past. The equivalent of making them
> jump thru hoops. I know this from fist hand experience myself as I
> also have been involved with QC's 3rd party debacles. So alternatives
> are being programmed now for competing feeds who want the TS user
> business.
>
> In my mind QC is soon to be a dead real time feed for TS users and so
> no matter what the patches or promises, it would make sense to not get
> lulled into complacency by any short term patches to the QC feed. The
> facts seem to be that they consider us to be too much of a drain on
> their resources to be chosen worthwhile as a client base. Fine I for
> one will move on, and never trust QC again.
>
> I am copying "Michael Condra" <mcondra@xxxxxxxxx> on this so they can
> have an opportunity to come here and set the record strait. They
> kicked me off the QChart list for asking these questions, though
> Condra wrote me privately they still yet have answered any questions
> as the deadline quickly approaches when we will be cut off.
>
> I strictly condemn, admonish QC for the short sighted lack of suppling
> a timely transition period for this to all take place. I guess they
> would just have us wake up one day and not get data. Note to this day
> they have not publicly disclosed their intended actions. Rather I have
> had to hunt them down, so be it I can play that game. QC needs to make
> a statement YES we want your business NO go away we do not.
>
> But don't just jerk the data out from under me without a warning.
>
> ps I have 4 data feed sources because I never trust any of them. Soon
> there may be a exchange direct feed available for TS users.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Mark mailto:markbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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