You, Me and Dynamics GP
The Edge has coverage of the Dynamics GP 2010 name announcement. They ask rhetorically "What's in a name?". Rhetorical or not, one of the big questions has been why GP 2010? Won't users confuse that with GP 10? Well, the name is 2010 because it's being released in the first half of the year and that's Microsoft's naming standard. Current year if released in the first half, next year if released in the 2nd half.
Really will this cause that much confusion? I don't know. I think that it won't matter for lot's of smart people. They won't be confused. I also think that there are a lot of people who don't know what version they are on now 8, 9 or 10 so I don't think adding 2010 will be any worse. If someone can't remember 8 or 9 they'll be just as confused with 10 vs. 2010. I think this is one of those tempest in a teapot items that strikes everyone the same way when they hear it for the first time. Frankly, if that's your only complaint about the new version Microsoft will be very happy indeed.
Really will this cause that much confusion? I don't know. I think that it won't matter for lot's of smart people. They won't be confused. I also think that there are a lot of people who don't know what version they are on now 8, 9 or 10 so I don't think adding 2010 will be any worse. If someone can't remember 8 or 9 they'll be just as confused with 10 vs. 2010. I think this is one of those tempest in a teapot items that strikes everyone the same way when they hear it for the first time. Frankly, if that's your only complaint about the new version Microsoft will be very happy indeed.
