> Any company that ships values QA. This is factually untrue. I have worked at three companies that ship, and watched close friends at a dozen others. A few

> Any company that ships values QA. This is factually untrue. I have worked at three companies that ship, and watched close friends at a dozen others. A few didn't value QA at all, and allocate zero resources. A few genuinely value QA and allocate significant resources. The great majority purport to value it, but spend as little as they can, and treat QA staff very poorly (poor respect, poor tools to do their job, and poor pay).